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MASTERY SPELLER 


D. C. 

BOSTON 

ATLANTA 


BOOK I 

Grades II, III, and IV 


BY 

JAMES H. SMITH 

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 
AURORA (WEST SIDE), ILLINOIS 

AND 

WILLIAM C. BAGLEY 

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PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION 
TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 




HEATH AND COMPANY 

NEW YORK CHICAGO 

SAN FRANCISCO DALLAS 

LONDON 







Copyright, 1928, 

By D. C. Heath and Company 

2 c 8 



APR 18 1928 


PRINTED IN U.S.A. 


©Cl A10 68979 


PREFACE 


The Mastery Spellers are designed to meet two major 
needs: (1) to help the teacher by providing for each grade 
and for pupils of varying spelling abilities in each grade 
carefully selected spelling lists; and (2) to help the pupil 
to achieve a real mastery of spelling: (a) by carefully 
grading the learning steps; (6) by clearly indicating the 
words and elements that have been found to cause the 
most serious difficulties in learning; (c) by providing for 
systematic repetition and for frequent tests; ( d ) by illus¬ 
trating in various ways the use of words in sentences 
through providing carefully constructed dictation exer¬ 
cises; and ( e ) by suggesting a wide variety of motivating 
activities. 

Provision for Individual Differences. — Three word 
lists have been prepared for each of the grades from the 
second to the eighth, inclusive. Every pupil may be ex¬ 
pected to master the Minimum List. Pupils of at least 
average ability may be expected to master the Mini¬ 
mum List and also the Supplementary List. The 
more capable pupils will very likely have a greater need 
for a large spelling vocabulary than will the other groups, 
and for them an Additional Supplementary List has 
been prepared. 

The Vocabulary. — The Minimum List has been made 
up from the “first 1000” most frequently used words as 
determined by the Ayres, Tidyman, Thorndike, and Com¬ 
monwealth studies. In each of these studies some words 
are found that do not appear in the others; the Minimum 
Lists for all of the grades have in the aggregate, then, 

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PREFACE 


more than 1000 words — a total, indeed, of 1809. The 
Supplementary List includes the additional words found 
in the “second 1000” most frequently used words as 
reported from each of these investigations. The Addi¬ 
tional Supplementary List similarly draws upon the 
“third 1000” from each of the four studies and includes 
as well other items from Boyd's “Longer Spelling List” 
of 3500 words. 

In addition to the words that have been selected in the 
way just described (a total of 5168), a brief list of proper 
names is included in Book III. This is based chiefly upon 
Washburne’s study of the frequency with which the 
names of persons and places have recurred in periodical 
literature over a period of several years. Additional 
words also occur in the sections on Word Study found in 
Book III. 

In providing three lists for each school grade it is 
planned that the pupils will first master the words most 
commonly used — that is, the Minimum List. Those 
who achieve this mastery most quickly may then pro¬ 
ceed to the Supplementary List. Once the words of this 
list are mastered, the Additional Supplementary List 
becomes a challenge. 

Grade Placement. — In making up the word groupings 
that appear in these books, the following steps were 
taken: (1) On a purely provisional basis the words 
were first arranged in groups that seemed to be best 
suited to the several grades. (2) These provisional grade 
lists were then tested with large numbers of pupils to find 
what mistakes had been made in the first grouping. 
(3) Shifts in grade placement were made as indicated by 
the results of the tests. (4) The lists were then compared 
with the lists of Tidyman and Jones, and further shifts 
were made where the grade placement differed widely 
from those suggested by these two investigators. 


PREFACE 


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Grouping the Words of Each Grade List on the Basis 
of Difficulty. — After the problem of grade placement 
had been solved it still remained to group the words in 
each grade list according to their difficulty. The lists 
were given to the pupils in four schools representing homes 
of various types. The per cent of error was determined 
for each word. In so far as possible the words were then 
placed in groups each of which emphasized a common 
element in spelling. The average per cent of error was 
computed for each group, and the groups were arranged 
in the order of their difficulty — from the easiest group to 
the most difficult group — in each of the three lists for 
each grade. 

Indicating Difficulties. — Words that were missed in 
the trial tests by fewer than 20 per cent of the pupils are 
assumed to be relatively easy to learn and are not es¬ 
pecially marked. Words missed by from 20 per cent to 
39 per cent of the pupils are followed by one asterisk (*); 
and words missed by 40 per cent or more of the pupils 
are followed by two asterisks (* *). This enables the 
pupil as well as the teacher to put greater emphasis upon 
the difficult words. 

Dictation Exercises. — After the first few groups of 
words in the second-grade lists, each new word in each 
Minimum List is used in a sentence to be dictated by 
the teacher for review purposes. The new word is indi¬ 
cated by bold faced type. Every other word in each 
sentence has occurred in a previous minimum group. 

Motivated Activities for Repetition and Review. — A 
wide variety of games, puzzles, and other interesting 
activities are provided to motivate the study of the 
regular review lists. 

Thoroughness of Provisions for Review. — Every word 
is reviewed, either in a sentence or in a review list, at 
least once. The words followed by one asterisk are re- 


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PREFACE 


viewed at least twice, and the words followed by two 
asterisks are reviewed at least three times. 

One Hundred Per Cent Tests. — After the words have 
been taught in related groups and reviewed in sentences 
or in the review lists or in both, they are arranged mis¬ 
cellaneously in tests. A pupil should make 100 per cent 
on each test at least twice before he is considered to have 
mastered the words of that test. 

Graded Exercises in the Use of the Dictionary. — Be¬ 
ginning with the third-grade list, directions and exercises 
for the use of the dictionary are introduced. While 
these do not appear frequently, every effort has been made 
to grade them carefully so that the pupil’s ability to use 
the dictionary in a helpful way will grow steadily. 

Spelling Rules. — In Books II and III, prepared for 
use in grades five to eight inclusive, the rules of spelling 
and syllabication that have been found most helpful are 
briefly set forth and illustrated. While experiments have 
shown that rules of spelling as usually taught and learned 
are of slight value to the average pupil there is abundant 
testimony that some people find them very useful — 
especially the simpler rules. 

The authors acknowledge their heavy indebtedness to 
the many teachers and pupils who have cooperated in 
giving and taking the tests which have been so important 
in the construction and grading of our spelling lists. 

The manuscript in its first draft was read and criticized 
by Professor Arthur I. Gates of Teachers College, Co¬ 
lumbia University. To him the authors are indebted for 
many important suggestions. 

J. H. S. 
W. C. B. 

February 1, 1928. 


SECOND YEAR 

LIST 1 M 

can and hat 

cat man has 

cap ran had 

Speak each word slowly and 
hear the sound of each letter in 
each word. 

Notice that each word in the 
first group begins with the letters 

ca. 

In the next group, the word and 
begins with the two letters an. 
The words man and ran end with 
the letters an. 

With what two letters does each 
word in the third group begin? 


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LIST 2 M 


in 

me 

go 

it 

he 

so 

is 

be 

no 


• Sound the letters in each word. 

With what letter does each 
word in the first group begin? 

With what letter does each word 
in the second group end? 

What do you notice about the 
words in the third group? 



LIST 3 M 


at 

top 

sit 

as 

fat 

six 

am 

but 

men 


Sound the letters in each word. 
Point out parts of the words in 
each group that are the same. 


SECOND YEAR 


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LIST 4 M 


sat 

she 

tree 

sand 

the 

stop 

last 

we 

ship 

In the 

word she the 

s and h 

are sounded together as one sound. 

Make that 

sound by itself. 

What other word in 

the same 

group has 

two letters 

that are 

sounded together? 


The word tree in the last group 

ends in ee 

(or double e ). 



LIST 5 M 


give 

let 

bag 

live 

get 

bad 

have 

met 

glad 


As you sound the words in the 
first group of this list, notice that 
the last letter of each word does 
not have any sound. 


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A letter in a word which has 
no sound is called a silent letter. 
Silent letters cause a great deal of 
trouble in spelling. Watch for 
them when you sound the words. 


REVIEW—USING WORDS IN SENTENCES 

Be able to write these sentences 
(or little stories) as the teacher 
reads them to you. 

1. He can go. 

2. We have a cat. 

3. He is a fat man. 

4. She has a hat. 

5. Give me the top. 

6. We met a bad man. 

7. Let me get a bag. 

8. She had no sand. 


SECOND YEAR 


5 


REVIEW 

Write each of these words until 
you are sure that you can spell it: 
cap — it — stop — and — be — six 
—ran — as — in — live — glad — 
so—at — tree — but — ship — sat 
—men—am—last —sit. 

100% TESTS 

To the teacher: Require each pu¬ 
pil to score 100% on at least two 
different days on each test before 
he is excused from taking the test. 
Keep a record of the tests com¬ 
pleted by each pupil. If this 
record is kept on a large wall 
chart, it will stimulate each pupil 
to make a good record. Give 
these tests while the pupils are 
working ahead on other lists. 



MASTERY SPELLER 

Test 1 

M Test 2 M 

Test 3 M 

me 

it 

the 

at 

he 

get 

go 

as 

man 

in 

cat 

sat 

no 

top 

cap 

be 

she 

had 

is 

hat 

six 

am 

and 

let 

So 

sit 

bad 

we 

can 

ran 


To the pupil: If yon miss any 
word in one of these tests, study 
it until you are sure that you can 
spell it at any time that the test 
is given again. You must have 
each test right at least twice be¬ 
fore you will be excused from 
writing that test. 


SECOND YEAR 


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LIST 6 M 


day 

see 

tell 

play 

run 

bell 

way* 

fun 

well 


What letter is silent in the 
words of the first group? 

Notice the double 1 in each 
word in the third group. 

Words marked with the star * 
after them cause pupils more 
trouble than the words without 
that sign. Use more care in study¬ 
ing those words. 



LIST 7 M 


or 

my 

on 

for 

boy 

do 

fit 

toy 

to 


What is the sound of the letters 
oy in the words boy and toy f 


MASTERY SPELLER 


Notice the new sound of the o 
in do and to. 

Keep on sounding every word 
to yourself as you write it. 

LIST 8 M 

cow ten land 

how bed hand 

now beg wind 

The o and w in each word in 
the first group are sounded to¬ 
gether. Give this sound. 

What is the sound of the e in 
ten, bed, and beg f 



LIST 9 M 


nine 

good 

all 

fine 

book 

ball 

mine 

look 

call 


The letter e in each of the words 
of the first group is silent. It 


SECOND YEAR 


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makes the i in each word have a 
long sound. Give the sound of 
long i. If the e were left off the 
word fine, what would the word be? 

Give the sound of the double 
o’s in each word of the second 
group. 

What is the sound of the a in 
the word all? Notice that the 
word all is a part of the word ball 
and also of the word call. 

REVIEW—USING WORDS IN SENTENCES 

1. Did you see the cow? 

2. He is a good boy. 

3. We can play hall. 

4. It is a fine day. 

5. She ran to the tree. 

6. Look at my book. 

7. He sat on my hand. 


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8. He has a fine cow. 

9. Stop at the tree. 

10. She is in the way. 

Review: nine — do — land — 
hoy—or— beg — wind — how — 
ten — fit — for—run — all — now 
—tell — mine—fun—way—hell 
—on—bed—hand—to—well. 

NAMING PICTURES 


Write the names of all of these 
pictures on a piece of paper with 
the right number by each name. 
















SECOND YEAR 



100% TESTS 


Test 4 M 

Test 5 M 

Test 6 M 

fat 

bag 

or 

has 

met 

give 

stop 

boy 

toy 

men 

my 

have 

last 

way 

tell 

but 

live 

run 

day 

glad 

do 

tree 

play 

cow 

sand 

bell 

fit 

ship 

see 

ten 


LIST 10 M 


did 

an 

gave 

you 

old 

home 

are 

told* 

time* 


The word you sounds just the 
same as the letter u. We must re¬ 
member the letters in this word 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


because we can not depend on spell¬ 
ing the word from the sound of 
the letters. 

Notice the new sound for the 
letter a in the word are. What 
letter in the word are is silent? 

What letter in the words of the 
third group is silent? 

REVIEW—USING WORDS IN SENTENCES 

1. Did you call me? 

2. Are you well? 

3. I met an old man. 

4. She told me to go home. 

5. Did you have time to play? 

6. He gave me a book. 

The words in very black type 
are the new words of List 10 M. 
The other words are words in 
other lists. 


SECOND YEAR 


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LIST 11 M 


his 

five 

say 

him 

like 

pay 

will* 

hope* 

lay 


What letter is silent in the 
words of the second group? 

The letter y is silent in the last 
group of words. This letter makes 
the a in each word have a long 
sound. Give the sound of long a. 

USING WORDS IN SENTENCES 

1. He gave me his top. 

2. She has a toy for him. 

3. We will pay for the ball. 

4. Did you see five men? 

5. I hope you will like the 
toy. 

6. Did you say for me to go? 

7. Lay the hat on my bed. 


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MASTERY SPELLER 



LIST 12 M 


lip 

up 

dog 

set 

us 

got 

yet* 

saw* 

box' 


What is the sound of the a and 
w in the word saw? 

What is the sound of the o in 
each word of the last group? 

What is the sound of the u in 
us? 

REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. How is his lip? 

2. She set the bell on the box. 

3. Have you told him yet? 

4. I saw him go home. 

5. He got a top for his hoy. 

6. Do you have a dog? 

7. She told us to go home. 

8. I saw the cat run up the 
tree. 


SECOND YEAR 


15 



LIST 13 M 


that 

come 

line 

them 

love 

may 

this 

some* 

stay* 


What is the sound of the th in 
the first group of words? 

Notice the silent e in the words 
of the second group. Give the 
sound of the o in these words. 
Notice that the silent e’s on these 
words do not give the o’s a long 
sound. 


REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. You may go to play ball. 

2. Give that top to me. 

3. She will stay at home. 

4. Do you love them? 

5. Come to see us some time. 

6. Stop on this line. 


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PLAYING TEACHER 

Choose a partner for reviewing 
some words before writing the 
tests on the next page. You may 
play that you are teacher first and 
pronounce the words for your part¬ 
ner. Then have him play teacher 
and pronounce the words for you 
to spell. Work as quietly as you 
can. 


REVIEW—WORDS 


told 

will 

time 

gave 

hope 

like 

them 

lay 

stay 

yet 

lip 

some 

saw 

up 

say 

set 

pay 

box 

are 

old 

you 

line 

this 

did 

love 

that 

come 

may 


SECOND YEAR 


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100% TESTS 


Test 7 M 

Test 8 M Test 9 M 

on 

all 

ball 

how 

beg 

did 

fun 

hand 

an 

to 

fine 

his 

for 

now 

say 

bed 

book 

gave 

land 

well 

will 

nine 

you 

saw 

good 

look 

old 

wind 

mine 

set 


LIST 14 M 


not 

one 

car 

with* 

her 

far* 

was* 

of* 

card* 

The words one and of 

are hard 


to spell because they can not bo 


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spelled by sounds alone. Write 
each of these words until you are 
sure that you will remember it. 

What letters are the same in 
the last group of words? Give the 
sounds of these two letters. 

Sound the other words in this 
list as you spell them. 

REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. He may not go. 

2. Will you go with us? 

3. She was not at home. 

4. He has one dog. 

5. I gave her a cat. 

6. Can you run a car? 

7. How far did you go? 

8. Five of us will come. 

9. She gave him a card. 


SECOND YEAR 


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LIST 15 M 


bill 

dish 

days 

kill* 

ask 

shed* 

still* 

dust* 

stove* 


What do you notice in the first 
group of words that will help you 
in spelling those words? 

The word days means more than 
one day. It is the word day with 
an s added to the end. 

REVIEW m SENTENCES 

1. Did you pay the bill? 

2. Do not kill the dog. 

3. Will you ask us to go? 

4. I saw dust on the stove. 

5. Look for the dog in the shed. 

6. We will go in five days. 

7. I gave her that dish. 

8. How long can you stand still? 


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LIST 16 M 


life 

cut 

yes 

its* 

bird 

end 

eye* 

glass* 

son’ 


Point out the hardest word to 
spell in each group of words. 
Tell why you think that the word 
is hard. 

Also point out the hard part of 
each word which you must watch 
when you write it. 

REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. She cut her hand on the 
glass. 

2. How old is his son ? 

3. Go to the end of the line. 

4. Yes, I saw the dog. 

5. He has a fine bird. 

6. The bird cut its eye. 

7. I will love her all my life. 


SECOND YEAR 


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Review: not—life—bill 

with -— its 

- kill — was 

— eye 

still — one — 

- cut — dish 

— her 

bird—ask— 

- of — glass - 

— dust 

car — yes — 

- days — far 

— end 

shed — card 

— son — stove. 

100% TESTS 


Test 10 M 

Test 11 M Test 12 M 

are 

up 

may 

him 

box 

dog 

call 

pay 

five 

told 

time 

us 

lip 

yet 

some 

that 

not 

lay 

home 

like 

this 

line 

got 

was 

come 

love 

hope 

with 

them 

stay 


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MASTERY SPELLER 



LIST 17 M 


inch 

big 

feet 

face* 

bit 

feed* 

race* 

start* 

deep* 


Give the sound of ch in inch. 

What three letters are the same 
in two of the words of the first 
group ? Point out two other words 
that have two letters the same. 

Watch the double e in each 
word in the third group. 

REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. The sand is an inch deep. 

2. Did you feed the dog? 

3. She has big feet. 

4. The glass cut his face. 

5. We will start the race now. 

6. His dog bit my hand. 


SECOND YEAR 


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LIST 18 M 


fill 

then 

ice 

your 

than 

nice* 

were** 

more** 

side* 


The words marked ** are harder 
for most pupils than the words 
marked*or these without the star*. 
Study these words carefully. 

Your is the same as you with an 
r added on the end of it. 

Point out all of the words that 
have a silent e on the end. 

REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. She has more ice than I 

have. 

2. Did you fill your glass? 

3. Were you at home then? 

4. She gave me a nice book. 

5. I sat on the side of the car. 


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READING YOUR PARTNER’S MIND 
Choose a partner and use this list 
of words in playing this game. 

Face—of—shed—more—- race 
—far—stove — its -— nice — card 

— eye — side—start—kill—still 

— feed — glass — dust — deep — 
son — were — with — was — stay 

— some. 

Pick out a word in this list. 
Suppose that it is card. You say, 
“ I have a word of four letters that 
begins with c.” 

Your partner looks at his list, 
closes his book, and spells the word 
that he thinks you have in mind. 
If he has the right word and spells 
it right, he scores 1. Take turns 
in giving each other words. See 
who gets the highest score. 


SECOND YEAR 


25 



100 % TESTS 


Test 13 M 

Test 14 M 

Test 15 M 

of 

its 

car 

her 

one 

life 

far 

ask 

yes 

bill 

bird 

kill 

stove 

dust 

shed 

cut 

face 

glass 

inch 

, end 

big 

start 

fill 

feet 

then 

feed 

your 

were 

ice 

son 


LIST 19 M 


age* 

fall 

drink* 

take* 

free* 

sheep* 

came* 

three* 



What must you remember about 
the words in the first group? 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


Notice the double e in the 
words free and three. 

Give the sound of the sh in 
sheep. Also notice the double e 
in the middle of the word sheep. 

What short word do you see as 
a part of the word fall ? 

REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. Did she tell you her age? 

2. I will take you with me. 

3. He came to see us. 

4. Give the dog a drink. 

5. He has three sheep. 

6. I did not see her fall. 

7. We set the bird free. 

Review : eye—son — three— 
were—more—face—age —drink 
— take — sheep <— came—free— 
start. 


SECOND YEAR 


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LIST 20 M 

girl nest send 

snow best sent 

room air* train* 

Pick out the hard parts of each 
word in this list. Draw a line 
under the letter or letters that 
cause the most trouble* Compare 
your list with the picture. 












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REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. Did you see the snow fall? 

2. The air in this room is bad. 

3. We will go on the train. 

4. She sent the girl home. 

5. He is the best boy in this 
room. 

6. The bird sat in the nest. 

7. Did you send me that box? * 



LIST 21 M 


put 

sold* 

find* 

blue* 

cold* 

mind" 

true** 

head* 

kind* 


Point out all of the silent let¬ 
ters in the words of this list. 

What short word makes up a 
part of the words sold and cold 1 
Notice that the ea in head has 
the sound of short e. Give this 
sound. 


SECOND YEAR 


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REVIEW—SENTENCES 

1. She put on her blue hat. 

2. The girl is kind and true. 

3. I can not find my cow. 

4. The dog will not mind me. 

5. She sold the girl a hat. 

6. He has a big head. 

7. Her hand was cold. 

LIST 22 M 

door seen* game 

soon* week* same* 

noon* meet* town** 

What is the sound of the oo in 
door f What is the sound of the 
oo in soon and noon ? 

Notice the double e’s in the 
second group. What is the hard 
part of the word town f 


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REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. She can not find the door. 

2. We will go soon. 

3. I saw her in the car at noon. 

4. I have seen your dog. 

5. We will be in town a 
week. 

6. Did you meet the girl? 

7. We will play the same 
game. 

LIST 23 M 

dark* four* shut* 

hard* rain* out* 

yard* read* house* 

What two letters are the same 

in the words of the first group? 

Point out the silent letters in 
the words of the second group. 

Give the sound of the letters 
ou in the words out and house. 


SECOND YEAR 


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REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. It is a dark day. 

2. That book is hard to read. 

3. Play with me in the yard. 

4. We will start in four days. 

5. It did not rain that day. 

6. She shut me out of the 
house. 

JACK AND JILL —A REVIEW GAME 

Choose a partner for this game. 
Pick out a word in the review list 
on the next page and pronounce it 
for your partner to spell. Then 
your partner chooses a word for 
you to spell. See who “falls 
down ” the fewest times with 
wrong spellings. If you miss a 
word, copy it from the book and 
study it carefully so that you will 
not miss it again. 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


Review: blue — seen—free— 
side — true — week — game — 
three — shut — meet — take — 
sold — same — head — dark — 
cold — town — came — find — air 
—- read — yard — door — kind — 
four — sheep — more — nice — 
noon. 

100% TESTS 


Test 16 M 

Test 17 M 

Test 18 M 

eye 

nice 

than 

dish 

came 

fall 

card 

nest 

send 

days 

sent 

best 

still 

blue 

sheep 

race 

three 

sold 

age 

head 

find 

bit 

kind 

noon 

deep 

seen 

game 

more 

four 

dark 


SECOND YEAR 


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LIST 24 M 

eat* long* ride* 

east* soft* fire* 

each* down* move** 

The ea in the first group of 
words is the hard part. The a is 
silent and gives the e a long sound. 

What is the sound of the ow 
in the word down ? What is the 
sound of the o in move? That is 
the hard part of that word. Also 
watch the silent e on the end of 
move. 

REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. Each boy had a long ride. 

2. We will move in three days. 

3. I like to play with a soft ball. 

4. Sit down and eat with me. 

5. The east shed was on fire. 


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LIST 25 M 

by* wild* letters* 

why* child* sister* 

try* keep* number** 

Each word in the third group is 
divided into parts as we speak it. 
Letter is divided into two parts: 
let ter; sister is divided into two 
parts: sis ter ; number is divided 
into two parts: num ber. 

Pronounce each word and divide 
it by pausing just a short time 
bet ween, the two parts. 

REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. Will you try to keep the 
child? 

2. He sent two letters to his 
sister. 

3. We sat by a number of men. 

4. Why is the cow so wild? 


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LIST 26 M 

dear* song* die* 

hear** new* boat* 

near** been** road** 

What is the letter that causes 
trouble in the first group of words ? 

What is the sound of ew in 
new f 

The double e in been is the hard 
part of that word because these 
letters have the sound of short i. 

Point out the silent letters in 
the words of the third group. 

REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. She is a dear child. 

2. Did you hear the new 
song? 

3. Have you been home? 

4. He may die in the boat. 

5. The house is near the road. 


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LIST 27 M 

slow** given** about** 

year** chicken** above** 

clear** July** 

What is the silent letter in 
slow ? 

Watch the ea in year and clear. 

The words in the last two lists 
are pronounced in two parts. 
Point out the two parts of each. 

Be sure to begin July with a 
capital letter. 

REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. He is on a slow train. 

2. We can go in about a year. 

3. The bird sat above the nest. 

4. We will come in July. 

5. She has given me the 
chicken. 

6. I hope it will be a clear day. 


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LIST 28 M 

horse* calling** would** 

teach** teacher** could** 

leave** dinner** should** 

Point out the hard parts of each 
word in this list. 

Pronounce each word in the 
second group in two parts. 

This is a very hard list of words. 
Try to learn them so that yon can 
always spell them correctly. 

REVIEW — SENTENCES 

1. You should mind your 
teacher. 

2. She could not go calling. 

3. We shall have a chicken 

dinner. 

4. She would not teach me 
the game. 

5. Leave the horse here. 


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HEADS AND TAILS —A REVIEW GAME 
Choose a partner for the game. 
Choose a word from the review 
list and write the first (head) letter 
and last (tail) letter with a short 
dash in place of each of the other 
letters of the word. Your partner 
must guess the right word and 
then spell it correctly. 

You write: t-h 

Your partner writes: teach 
Review: yard — shut — eat 

— long — ride — rain — out 

— east — soft — fire — read — 
house — teach — each — down 

— move — by — wild — why — 
letter — dear — should — child — 
try — sister — hear — keep — 
number — song — die — slow — 
about — new — boat — year — 


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above — been — road — clear — 
given — July — horse — would— 
leave. 


100% TESTS 


Test 19 M 

Test 20 M 

Test 21 M 

side 

take 

yard 

girl 

put 

by 

air 

free 

ride 

room 

snow 

road 

true 

cold 

shut 

drink 

train 

near 

door 

soon 

horse 

week 

mind 

east 

town 

meet 

new 

same 

hard 

would 

REVIEW 

OF HARD 

WORDS 


Clear—number—hear —about 

— could — near — road — teacher 

— year — above — chicken — try 


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— teach — been — keep — should 

— leave — dinner. 

100% TESTS 

Test 22 M Test 23 M Test 24 M 


eat 

out 

read 

die 

boat 

try 

rain 

fire 

long 

song 

why 

been 

wild 

slow 

child 

dear 

each 

clear 

could 

should 

house 

down 

keep 

year 

teach 

soft 

move 

hear 

leave 

about 

REVIEW OF HARD 

WORDS 


House—letter—teach—should 
—leave—could—sister—number 

— about —been — given — above 

— July — chicken — calling — 
teacher — dinner. 


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Test 25 M 

letter number chicken 

July dinner sister 

teacher calling given 

above 

To the teacher: Every second 
grade pupil should master all of 
the words up to this point by the 
end of the year. 

Tests 1 M to 25 M include the 
minimum list of words for the 
second grade. The following lists 
are provided for pupils who can 
do more than the minimum. 

Sentences for dictation are not 
provided with the supplementary 
lists. Pupils should be required 
to use these words orally in origi¬ 
nal sentences. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY LISTS 
SECOND YEAR 
LIST 1 S 


lap 

rat 

Pig 

nod 

pet 

fan 

hug 

log 

bet 

Sound the words 

in this list as 

you did those in the beginning of 

this book. 

Use the 

words 

orally in sen- 

tences. 


LIST 2 

s 

net 

rip 

hen 

tin 

tent 

pot 

paw* 

dug* 

fox* 


What is the sound of aw in paw? 
Notice that the word tent is the 
same as ten with a t added to it. 

Sound the other words care¬ 
fully. 


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LIST 3 S 


nap 

tag 

mad 

hit 

wet* 

dot* 

hog* 

oil* 

fed* 

What 

is the sound of the leti 


oi in the word oil t 

If you sound the other words 
carefully, they are easy to spell. 



LIST 4 S 


lad 

bud 

dad 

flat 

rub* 

melt 

pack* 

gun* 

bun* 


What is the sound of the a in 
the first group of words? What 
is the sound of the u in the second 
group? 

Notice the ending ck in the 
word pack. This is a hard ending 
which you must remember. 


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LIST 5 S 


rod 

dime* 

pan* 

rob 

pile* 

ax* 

gas* 

pole* 

ink* 

The 

word ax may 

also be 


spelled axe. Why is ax the better 
way to spell this word? 

CLIMBING THE LADDER 

Draw two ladders on the black 
board with rounds (lines') about 
three inches apart. Choose a 
partner for a race. 

The teacher (or some other pu¬ 
pil) pronounces the words from 
the review list on the next page. 
An incorrect word or the last one 
finished must be erased. The first 
pupil to fill all the steps of his 
ladder with correct words wins 
the race. 


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Review: lap—log- 

—tin—hug 

— net — 

tent — fox — 

- hog — tag 

— fed —- 

rat — fan — 

pack—nod 

— pet — 

paw — pig — 

-dug—wet 

— dot — 

lad — hen — 

- rip -—- nap 

— mad - 

— pot — oil - 

— hit — bet 

— flat. 




100% TESTS 


Test 1 S 

l Test 2 S 

Test 3 S 

tin 

net 

rat 

tag 

rip 

hen 

dot 

mad 

hit 

dug 

fed 

flat 

lap 

tent 

oil 

pet 

nod 

pack 

log 

hug 

pig 

fan 

bet 

paw 

pot 

fox 

hog 

wet 

lad 

nap 


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LIST 6 S 

trees shot* loved* 

sets* drank* lived* 

tells* frog* 

The words of the first group are 
some which you already know 
with an s added to each of them. 
In the last group are words which 
you have already learned with a 
d added. 

LIST 7 S 

papa* doors* rooms* 

eating* gets* lives* 

mamma* calls* looks* 

Give the two parts of each word 
in the first group. 

The word mamma is also 
spelled mama. The spelling 
mamma is the one which most 
people use. 


SECOND YEAR 


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Review: rub—dad—ink—rod 

— gas —bud — pan—pole — gun 

— loved—bun — melt — dime — 
sets — frog — trees — drank — 
doors—mamma—looks—tells — 
lived — gets —pile—rooms—rob 

— shot — drank — papa — calls. 


100% TESTS 


Test 4 S 

Test 5 S 

Test 6 S 

bud 

dad 

gun 

melt 

rub 

rod 

rob 

gas 

pole 

dime 

pan 

ink 

ax 

loved 

sets 

trees 

bun 

frog 

shot 

pile 

lived 

doors 

tells 

calls 

papa 

drank 

mamma 

gets 

room 

looks 


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LIST 8 S 

sink* trap* forgot 

bold* sled* horn* 

wolf** soup** stir” 

Point out the hard parts of each 
word in this list. 

What two words, which you al¬ 
ready know, make up the word 
forgotf 

LIST 9 S 

playing* telling* rug* 

filling** falling** bark* 

riding” sitting’* key” 

The first two groups of words 
are made up of words which you 
already know with ing added. In 
the word riding the e in ride is 
dropped when ing is added. In 
sitting the t in sit is doubled when 
ing is added. 


SECOND YEAR 


49 


doll 

LIST 10 S 

slap 

pipe* 

lock** 

bush* 

base** 

owl** 

quit** 

goat** 

Watch the ck in lock. 
Give the sound of ow 

' in owl. 

The letter u always follows the 

letter q in 

a word, as in 

quit. 

bend* 

LIST 11 S 

Tom* 

pond* 

harm** 

Dick** 

sum** 

chalk*’ 

tea** 



Be sure to begin Tom and Dick 
with capital letters. 

Notice how the word sum is 
spelled when we mean the sum 

of two numbers. 

This is different from the word 
some when we speak of some men. 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


FLASH CARDS 

Write each word in the review 
list on a flash card. Choose a 
partner to review these words with 
you. You flash each card just 
long enough for him to see the 
word. Then turn the card so that 
you can look at it while he spells 
the word on it. 

After he has spelled all of the 
words in the list, he takes the 
pack of flash cards and flashes 
them for you to spell. 

Review: eating—lives—play¬ 
ing — hold — forgot —trap— rug 
— sitting — key — doll — lock — : 
quit — telling — bush — soup —■ 
owl — pond — horn — slap—wolf 
—filling—pipe—sled—falling— 


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51 


stir—harm—goat—bend — bark 
— chalk — sink — riding —- base. 
100% TESTS 


Test 7 S 

Test 8 S 

Test 9 S 

sink 

lives 

bold 

trap 

wolf 

sled 

eating 

forgot 

horn 

soup 

stir 

playing 

filling 

riding 

key 

rug 

bark 

telling 

lock 

falling 

owl 

sitting 

doll 

pipe 

bush 

slap 

bend 

goat 

base 

LIST 12 S 

quit 

cane* 

kite* 

wool* 

ate** 

hopes** 

tooth** 

Kate** 

cute** 

heel** 


Point out the hard part of each 
word. 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


LIST 13 S 

teeth* snowing** pony* 
cheek** snowman** pillow** 
root** snowball** 

Point out the two parts of each 
word in the second and third groups. 

Watch the double letters in each 
word in the first group. Give the 
sound of each pair of double letters. 
What is the sound of chin cheek f 
Review: log — bet — paw — 
gas — rub — dot — pack —pan — 
melt — hog — loved — sink — ax 

— fed — dime — dug — lived — 
pole — fox -— looks — bun — bold 

— pile — oil — wet — doors — ink 

— shot — gun — mamma — papa 

— trap — wolf — calls — lives — 
frog — gets — drank — rooms — 
sled — soup — eating. 


SECOND YEAR 


53 


LIST 14 S 

rice** cards** meets** 

cage** yards** boxes** 
rail** roads** 

Point out the silent letters in 
each word in this list. 

What do you notice about all of 
the words of the second group? 
Notice the es ending in boxes. 
Review: harm — root wolf 

— Tom — rice — kite — wool — 
base — cane — filling — cheek — 
key — yards — tea — snowing —- 
meets — tooth — roads — pony — 
quit — teeth — chalk — sitting — 
stir — hopes — snowman — soup 

— cards — ate — goat — cage — 
boxes—Dick—lock—heel — rail 
—pond — cute—snowball — Kate 

— pillow — riding — sum — owl. 


54 MASTERY SPELLER 


100% TESTS 


Test 10 S 

Test 11 S 

Test 12 S 

sum 

harm 

tea 

Dick 

Tom 

chalk 

ate 

cane 

Kate 

hopes 

kite 

wool 

tooth 

pond 

cute 

pony 

heel 

pillow 

snowing 

root 

cheek 

teeth 

cage 

snowball 

rice 

snowman 

rail 

boxes 

meets 

LIST 15 S 

cards 

Peter** 

raining* 

houses** 

Robert** 

moving** 

ways** 

pussy** 

saving** 

numbers* 


Give the two parts into which 
we divide each word when we 
speak it. 


SECOND YEAR 


55 


Notice that move drops the e 
when ing is added, making moving. 
Save also drops the e when ing is 
added. 

LIST 16 S 

dandy** moved** gladly** 
rainy** killed** badly** 
putting** begged** bigger** 
Notice the double letters in the 
middle of the words putting, begged, 
killed, and bigger. 

Point out the two parts of each 
word in the first and third groups. 

Review: yards — moved — 
wolf — raining — houses — dandy 

— Peter — numbers — bigger — 
moving — putting — gladly — 
pussy — soup — rainy — stir —, 
saving — roads —killed -—begged 

— Robert — badly — ways. 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


100% 

TESTS 

Test 13 S 

Test 14 S 

yards 

roads 

Peter 

Robert 

pussy 

raining 

moving 

houses 

ways 

saving 

dandy 

numbers 

putting 

rainy 

moved 

killed 

gladly 

badly 

begged 

bigger 


Review — List A: stir — key 

— harm — riding—base — tea — 
ate — lock — Dick —chalk—quit 

— filling —- cane — goat— sitting 

— owl — Kate — sum — hopes — 
snowman —pillow—cute—snow¬ 
ing — heel — root — rice — teeth 

— cage — snowball — tooth. 


SECOND YEAR 


57 


Review — List B: raining — 
key — killed — rail — riding t — 
rainy — owl — badly — cards — 
Peter — gladly — begged — Rob¬ 
ert — goat — moving — meets — 
boxes •— putting — chalk —- yards 

— quit — pussy — dandy — ways 

— moved —bigger—roads—sum 

— base — lock — sitting — tea — 
houses— hopes — ate — saving — 
numbers — Kate — Dick. 

Review — List C: cute —- 
snowing — root — cheek — ways 
*~r-. dandy — houses — raining — 
meets — roads — heel — cage — 
moving — snowman — pussy -— 
putting — tooth — rainy — yards 
—numbers—cards—Peter—rice 
—pillow —r ail — saving—gladly 

— moved — badly — killed — 


58 MASTERY SPELLER 

begged—bigger — boxes — snow¬ 
ball — Robert — filling. 

ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY LISTS 
FOR SECOND YEARt 

To the pupil: Study these lists 
in the same way as you have the 
other lists which you have had this 
year. Sound each word as you 
write it. Notice the hard part of 
each word. Be able to use each 
word in a sentence. 


LIST 1 T 


mat 

lid 

bat 

den 

dip 

hop 

tan 

rib 

rid* 


t To the teacher: These additional 
supplementary lists are for the 
pupils or the classes who are above 
the average in spelling ability. 


SECOND YEAR 


59 


LIST 2 T 


pit 

rag 

runs 

bob* 

ham 

likes* 

web* 

wax* 

loves* 


LIST 3 T 


tub* 

lard 

ant* 

hum* 

tar* 

jam* 

bus* 

hark* 

hem* 


LIST 4 T 


chip* 

skip* 

chin* 

spin* 

rust* 

wade* 

twig** 

crust** 

darn** 


LIST 5 T 


bags 

plays* 

hut 

finds** 

towns* 

toe* 

sends** 

ages** 

oat** 


60 MASTERY SPELLER 

I AM THINKING — REVIEW GAME 

Play this game with the words 
in the review list. Choose a part¬ 
ner to play this game with you. 

You say, “I am thinking of a word 
of 3 letters that begins with b.” 
Your partner says, “Is it b-a-t?” 
If it is the right word and he 
has spelled it correctly, he then 
chooses a word for you to spell. If 
not, he must try again. 

Review: lid—rid—tub—bat 

— tan — skip — loves -— hop —- 
chin — bus — hem — pit — wade 

— chip — mat — ham — rag — 
rust — dip — lard — jam — bags 

— crust — wax — likes— tar — 
bob — darn — runs — den -— hum 
—spin—rib—finds — ant — web 

— hark — twig. 


Test 1 T 

SECOND YEAR 

100% TESTS 

Test 2 T 

Test 3 T 

dip 

mat 

lid 

tan 

rib 

den 

rid 

hop 

bat 

bob 

pit 

web 

rag 

wax 

ham 

tub 

runs 

bus 

likes 

hum 

loves 

lard 

ant 

tar 

jam 

hark 

hem 

spin 

chip 

twig 

pup* 

LIST 6 T 

pat 

birds 

cod** 

pal* 

games* 

fog** 

lick** 

minds** 


Point out the hard parts of these 
words. 



MASTERY SPELLER 



LIST 7 T 


tame* 

vest* 

Dan* 

pint** 

dull** 

yell- 

beef** 

stout** 

fry** 


LIST 8 T 


tart* 

blot* 

crab* 

hush* 

starch** 

sly** 

jaw** 

wasp** 

oar** 


Use one of the games that you 
already know to study this list. 

Review: hnt -— tart—birds— 
pal—twig—vest—tame —towns 
—pnp—wasp—Dan—hush—dull 
—games—pat—fry—ages—oar 
-— blot—lick -— j aw—toe—plays 
—pint—yell—minds—starch —- 
cod—sly— crab — crust — oat — 
beef—stout—darn—fog—sends. 


SECOND YEAR 


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100% TESTS 


Test 4 T 

Test 5 T 

Test 6 T 

chin 

skip 

wade 

rust 

darn 

crust 

bags 

hut 

finds 

toe 

sends 

oat 

plays 

fog 

ages 

cod 

towns 

pup 

pal 

lick 

pat 

birds 

games 

tame 

beef 

pint 

minds 

stout 

vest 

dull 



LIST 9 T 


elm** 

feeding** 

harp* 

puss** 

Billy** 

moss* 

buzz** 

biggest** 

mule* 


Watch the double g in biggest. 


MASTERY SPELLER 


rider** 

LIST 10 T 

ships* 

sting* 

stool** 

keeps** 

leaf** 

bleed** 

dying** 

soar** 

film** 

LIST 11 T 

fling* 

Ruth** 

grasp** 

claw** 

Alice** 

screen** 

calf* 

Paul** 

Review: 

ages—stool 

—elm— 


film — Ruth — towns — moss — 
oat—yell—keeps—puss—cod— 
fling -t- bleed — pint — grasp — 
harp — fog — sting — leaf — beef 

— calf — buzz — Alice — fry — 
feeding — lick — ships — wasp — 
screen — crab — mule — Paul — 
sly—dying— toe—starch—Billy 

— dull — jaw — biggest — minds 
-— tame — soar — rider — oar — 
claw— stout—tart. 


SECOND YEAR 


Test 7 T 

Dan 

hush 

wasp 

crab 

puss 

feeding 

mule 

rider 

dying 

sting 


heads** 

tries** 

cries** 


100% TESTS 
Test 8 T 

fry 

tart 

blot 

sly 

buzz 

Billy 

moss 

bleed 

ships 

soar 

LIST 12 T 

ends** 

reads** 

sides** 


Test 9 T 

yell 

jaw 

starch 

oar 

elm 

biggest 

harp 

stool 

leaf 

keeps 


barking** 

barked** 

rained** 


Notice that the y is changed to 
i when es is added to try to make 


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tries. What other word has the y 
changed to i when es is added? 



LIST 13 T 


bonfire" 

hoped” 

oldest" 

week-end" 

eaten” 

fable” 

snowed" 

clearly" 

finest* 


LIST 14 T 


blunt” 

sandy” 

chew" 

gallon" 

daddy” 

ashes" 

cleared" 

rattle" 



LIST 15 T 



cheat" pudding" 

toast” bubble" 

gleam" 


Point out the silent letters in 
the words in these lists. 


SECOND YEAR 


67 


HOW FAR CAN YOU JUMP? 

Instead of jumping on the 
ground, you are to count 1 inch 
for every word spelled correctly 
from the review list. Choose a 
partner to pronounce words for you. 
Then you pronounce for him. See 
who can jump the farther 

Review: film—barking—moss 

— Paul —- rider — fling — elm ~~ 
oldest — sides — claw—barked— 
ends — mule — clearly — puss —- 
finest—screen—grasp —- chew — 
leaf — heads — stool — eaten — 
reads — week-end— Ruth — fable 
—buzz — rattle — rained — bleed 

— cries — daddy — gleam — gal¬ 
lon — Billy — bonfire — soar — 
ashes — dying — cheat—Alice— 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


blunt —- pudding — snowed — 
cleared — biggest — toast — tries 


- calf —- keeps — hoped 
-bubble. 

— sandy 

100% TESTS 


Test 10 T 

Test 11 T Test 12 T 

grasp 

screen 

film 

claw 

fling 

calf 

Alice 

Ruth 

Paul 

sides 

ends 

barked 

tries 

heads 

reads 

barking 

rained 

cries 

snowed 

oldest 

bonfire 

hoped 

eaten 

clearly 

week-end 

finest 

fable 

chew 

blunt 

ashes 

Review— 

List A: ends—bark- 


ing — oldest — sides — tries — 
barked—heads—reads—fable— 
hoped—week-end—ashes — cries 


SECOND YEAR 


69 


— bonfire — finest — snowed — 
eaten — rained — chew — clearly 

— blunt—gleam—daddy—toast 

— cleared — sandy — cheat—gal¬ 
lon — pudding — rattle — bubble. 


100% TEST 
TEST 13 T 


gallon 

cleared 

daddy 

toast 


sandy 

rattle 

cheat 

gleam 

bubble 


pudding 


Review—ListB: wax—hark 

— tub — rust — rid — hem—skip 

— bob — towns — bus — wade — 
loves—lard— crust—j am —-tame 
—web—pup—chip—likes—pal 

— ant -— chin — spin — darn — 
plays—hum—toe—Dan—tar— 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


games — sting — ships — hush — 
fling — feeding — tart — vest — 
pudding —- blot — crab — bubble. 

Review—ListC: Billy—twig 
—beef—dying— finds — darn — 
rider—ages—minds—barking— 
crust—soar — rained—biggest — 
bonfire — Ruth — hoped — oldest 

— stool — calf — film — starch— 
barked—screen—snowed—bleed 

— grasp — stout — eaten — heads 

— wasp — clearly -— claw—Alice 
—cries—week-end— Paul—f able 
—reads — gallon — tries — finest 
—sandy—chew—blunt—leaf— 
puss — daddy — ashes — cheat — 
gleam—buzz—dull—fry—toast 
—cleared—moss —sly—pudding 
—oar— ends—sides—lick — rat¬ 
tle — mule — pint — fly — fog. 


THIRD YEAR 



LIST 1 M 


add 

past 

sing 

west 

fast 

ring 

rest 

path 

wing 


Sound these words quietly to yourself as 
you write them. 

Point out groups of three letters that are 
the same in two or more words in this list. 
Notice the double d in add . 

Using Words in Sentences 

1. Add five and three. 

2. We will go west. 

3. She can rest on the train. 

4. Do not sing so fast. 

5. He ran past the path. 

6. She gave me a ring. 

7. That bird had a blue wing. 

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MASTERY SPELLER 



LIST 2 M 


post 

mother 

poor 

most 

over 

books 

both 

water 

foot 

What is the 

sound of the 

o in the first 


group of words? 

What is the sound of the double o in the 
third group of words? 

When we speak the word mother , we divide 
it into two parts: mother. The parts into 
which we divide some words, when we speak 
them, are called syllables. 

Give the two syllables in each of the words 
over and water. 

Using Words in Sentences 

1. He gave me both books. 

2. The water is over a foot deep. 

3. The bird sat on top of the post. 

4. She sat by me most of the time. 

5. My poor mother could not go. 


THIRD YEAR 


73 



LIST 3 M 


roll 

red 

today 

till 

went 

night 

tall 

step 

railroad * 

What do 

you notice about all the words 


in the first group ? 

What is the sound of the e in each word in 
the second group? 

The word today may also he written in 
this form, to-day. The little black mark be¬ 
tween the two syllables is called a hyphen. 

Words marked with the star (*) are usually 
missed by more pupils than those without 
that sign. Put extra study on those words. 

Review — Sentences 

1. We cannot go till night. 

2. I live in a tall red house. 

3. She went home today. 

4. I saw the train on the railroad. 

5. Do not roll the box on the step. 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


LIST 4 M 

lost born thing 

cost storm think 

blank order * thank 

Point out groups of two or three letters 
that are the same in two or more words of 
this list. 

What short word (of two letters) do you 
see in each word of the second group? 

What word in this list has two syllables in 
it? Divide the word into its two syllables. 

Review — Sentences 

1. I have lost my top. 

2. Did he tell you the cost of the book? 

3. I thank you for the dog. 

4. He went out in the storm. 

5. Did you order a blank book? 

6. I cannot think today. 

7. We did not see a thing in the car. 

8. She was born in that house. 


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LIST 5 M 


art 

spend 

ago 

star 

spent 

away 

farm 

porch * 

around 


Notice that the letters ar form the first part 
of art, the last part of star; and the central 
part of farm . Give the sound of ar. 

What do yon notice about the first two 
words of the second group ? 

Divide each word of the last group into 
two syllables. 

Review — Sentences 

1. Do you like your art teacher? 

2. Look for that star. 

3. She will be away for five days. 

4. He spent some time on a farm. 

5. How did you spend your time? 

6. We will sit on the porch. 

7. She came three days ago. 

8. The dog ran around the tree. 


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LIST 6 M 

if park much 

show march must 

here* sharp* just 

Point out two words in this list that con¬ 
tain silent letters. 

Notice the letters ar in the words of one 
group of this list. 

Notice that the first two words of the third 
group begin with the same two letters and 
also that the last two words of that group 
end with the same three letters. What is 
the sound of the u in much ? 

Review—Sentences 

1. She cannot come if I do. 

2. The show will be in the park. 

3. He will be here some time. 

4. The sharp glass will cut you. 

5. We must march with him. 

6. How much did he pay for it? 

7. You were just in time. 


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LIST 7 M 


nut 

dress 

never 

mud 

work 

flower 

such 

low 

silver 


Sound each word in this list as you write it. 

Notice the double s in dress . 

What is the sound of or in work? That is 
a different sound from the one usually given 
to those letters, so you must remember it for 
this word. 

Give the two syllables in each word of the 
last group. 


Review — Sentences 

1. Do not step in the mud. 

2. She gave me a nut to eat. 

3. It is such a cold day. 

4. Did she work on my dress? 

5. The water is low. 

6. She gave mother a silver dish. 

7. I never saw the flower. 


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Review — A Puzzle 

The following groups of letters are all 
mixed up. If they are arranged correctly, 
each group will spell a word that is found in 
one of the lists from 1 M to 7 M. See how 
many* of these groups you can change into 
the right words: 


1. r-o-d-r-e 

2. e-h-r-e 

3. a-h-p-r-s 

4. d-i-l-a-o-r-a-r 


5. r-h-c-p-o 

6. c-s-h-u 

7. v-i-r-e-s-1 

8. n-a-d-o-r-u 


100% TESTS 

Each word in the lists that you have 
studied will be put in a review test. You 
will be expected to spell all of the words in 
each of these tests correctly at least twice be¬ 
fore you will be given credit for finally mas¬ 
tering the test. 

Review all of the words in these tests, so 
that you will be 100 % on the first trial. 


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Test 1 M 
west 
past 
ring 
post 
over 
poor 
till 
red 
today 
cost 

railroad 

think 

art 

spend 

away 

if 

park 

just 

work 

nut 


Test 2 M 
add 
path 
wing 
most 
mother 
books 
tall 
step 
lost 
blank 
storm 
thing 
star 
porch 
ago 
show 
sharp 
must 
dress 
mud 


Test 3 M 
rest 
fast 
sing 
both 
water 
foot 
roll 
went 
night 
born 
order 
thank 
farm 
spent 
around 
here 
march 
much 
such 
work 


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LIST 8 M 


milk 

pass 

sleep 

trip 

class 

sweet 

pick* 

shall 

sweep 


Watch the double letter endings of each 
word in the second group. Watch the ee in 
each word of the last group. 

Remember the tricky ck ending of pick. 

Review — Sentences 

1. We had no sleep on the trip. 

2. Did you see her class pass? 

3. I shall not sweep today. 

4. Is the milk sweet? 

5. Do not pick your eye. 


LIST 9 M 


spell 

baby 

plant 

egg 

after 

club 

shoe* 

candy 

pure* 


Point out the hard part of each word. 


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Review — Sentences 

1. Will you spell for me? 

2. She gave me an egg. 

3. That is a shoe for a baby. 

4. Eat candy after dinner. 

5. I saw him plant the tree. 

6. Was the water pure? 

7. He had a club in his hand. 



LIST 10 M 


save 

sea 

camp 

lake 

beat 

stamp 

mile* 

mean 

cash 


Point out a silent letter in each word of 
the first two groups. 

The word sea means a body of water. The 
word see is used to mean that we are looking 
at something. Use each word correctly in a 
blank in one of these sentences: 

Did you-the star? 

The water in the-is blue. 




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Reviewing Words in Sentences 

1. How much cash did you save? 

2. We have a camp on a lake. 

3. Your camp is by the sea. 

4. He can beat me in a mile run. 

5. I did not mean to give you the stamp. 

LIST 11 M 

make into paper 

made herself * finger 

late * without * comer * 

What should you watch in writing each 
word of the first group ? Divide each word in 
the second and third groups into syllables. 

Reviewing Words in Sentences 

1. Did you make that paper hat? 

2. I saw the ball roll into the comer. 

3. He made the box without much work. • 

4. She was late herself. 

5. I cut my finger. 


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LIST 12 M 


mail 

mamma 

high 

paint 

papa 

they 

sail* 

our* 

there 


What letter is silent in each word of the 
first group? What sound does it give the a? 
Give the sound of the ou in our . 

What two letters are silent in the word 
high? 

Point out the hard parts of the words they 
and there . 

Reviewing Words in Sentences 

1. I must mail this letter today. 

2. We have no sail for the ship. 

3. Did you paint the house? 

4. We did not paint our car. 

5. Mamma gave me the book. 

6. My papa will come home today. 

7. The cat is high up in the tree. 

8. They will not be there on time. 


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LIST 13 M 


hot 

want 

tonight 

lot 

wash 

fight* 

fix* 

ground * 

sight * 

Notice that the gh is silent 

in each word of 


the last group. 

Reviewing Words in Sentences 

1. We wash in hot water. 

2. I want to go with you tonight, 

3. They had a fight on our lot. 

4. Did you fix your car] 

5. She put it out of sight in the ground. 

LIST 14 M 

wish reading south 

swing case * round * 

swim * place * found * 

What is the sound of the ou in the words 
of the last list 1 ? 

Watch the s in case and the c in place. 


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Reviewing Words in Sentences 

1. She sat in the swing reading a book. 

2. I wish we could find the place. 

3. We can swim in the lake. 

4. She found some paper in the case. 

5. There is a round box in the south room. 

Guessing Words from Endings 

In this game you write just the last letter 
of a word, with a dash for each of the other 
letters in the word. 

Your partner must guess the word that 
you have in mind. 

You write -m. 

He writes swim . 

See who guesses the most words right. 

Use the words in this review list: 

shoe — herself — sail — late — round — 
pick — without — pure — case — our — 
fight — ground — there — mile — swim — 
corner — place — fix — sight — found. 


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Test 4 M 
milk 
never 
pass 
sweet 

egg 

candy 

plant 

make 

mile 

mean 

stamp 

herself 

mail 

paper 

mamma 

high 

want 

swim 

tonight 

lot 


Test 5 M 
flower 
pick 
sleep 
shall 
baby 
spell 
late 
club 
sea 
camp 
save 
into 
finger 
paint 
they 
swing 
fix 

ground 

wish 

papa 


Test 6 M 
trip 
silver 
class 
shoe 
sweep 
after 
made 
pure 
lake 
beat 
cash 
without 
sail 
corner 
our 
there 
sight 
wash 
fight 
hot 


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LIST 15 M 


city- 

spring 

clean 

story 

string * 

real* 

forty * 

April * 

please* 


What words in this list are words of two 
syllables? Divide them into syllables. 

Notice the ea in the last group of words. 

Reviewing Words in Sentences 

1. Please give me some string. 

2. We clean our yard in the spring. 

3. Is that story a real one? 

4. In forty days we go to the city. 

5. I was born in April. 

LIST 16 M 

under ever comes 

brother danger * shoes * 

other* enter* lines* 

What do you notice about the words in the 
first two groups'? In the third group? 


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Reviewing Words in Sentences 

1. Were you ever in danger? 

2. Do not enter the other house. 

3. She comes with her brother. 

4. His shoes are under the box. 

5. There are lines on the ground. 

LIST 17 M 

print walk wake 

word * talk * hole * 

world* salt* rise* 

What is the sound of the letters or in word 
and world? Look in list 7 M for a word that 
has the same sound. 

What is the sound of the a in each word in 
the second group? 

Reviewing Words in Sentences 

1. Can you print the word, world? 

2. She put salt on the walk. 

3. Do not talk or you will wake him. 

4. Did the water rise in that hole? 


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LIST 18 M 

help boys doing 

left lots* sending 

check* places* trying* 

Watch the ck in check. 

Notice the syllable ing in the last group. 
The words in the second group are words 
that you know, with an s added. 

Reviewing Words in Sentences 

1. We are doing some work on those lots. 

2. He is trying to help the girl. 

3. She left the check in my hat. 

4. We are sending the boys home. 

5. There are places to play on our farm. 

LIST 19 M 

wide kitten know * 

track * taken * from * 

skate* garden* third* 


Point out the hard part of each word. 


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Reviewing Words in Sentences 

1. Our kitten is in the garden. 

2. He has taken my hat from me. 

3. Do you know how to skate? 

4. The railroad track is wide. 

5. He was the third boy in the room. 



LIST 20 M 


what 

act* 

seat 

where 

sick* 

speak 

which ** 

jump* 

least * 


Pick out the hardest word in this list. 
Tell why you think this word is the hardest 
one in the list. 

Point out the hard parts which you must 
watch in each of the other words. 

Review — Sentences 

1. Why did you act sick? 

2. Where did you jump? 

3. Which is your seat? 

4. What will you take for your dog? 


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5. She will not speak to me. 

6. I can stay at least five days. 

DO YOU KNOW YOUR A B C’s? 

You know all your letters. Do you know 
them in the order in which they are placed in a 
list called the alphabet? If you do not know 
the alphabet, you should learn it, because 
you will need to know it so that you may be 
able to look up words in the dictionary and 
names in the telephone book. 

Here is the order of the letters in the 
alphabet: 

abcdefghij klmnopqrstuvwxyz 

Study the alphabet until you can give the 
letters in this order very fast. 

When we arrange words so that their first 
letters are in the same order as the letters in 
the alphabet, they are arranged alphabetically. 
Add, boy, cat, dog, egg, and for are arranged 
alphabetically. Why ? 


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Finding Words in an Alphabetical List 
If we are looking for the word other in an 
alphabetical list, we first think of the letter o. 
We know that the letter o is found about the 
middle of the alphabet and follows the letters 
1, m, and n. So we look near the middle of 
the alphabetical list below, after the words 
beginning with 1. We find that it is number 
17 of the list. 

Choose a partner and take turns giving 
each other words to find: 

1. act; 2. April; 3. case; 4. check; 
5. danger; 6. enter; 7. forty; 8. found; 
9. from; 10. garden; 11. hole; 12. jump; 
13. know; 14. least; 15. lines; 16. lots; 
17. other; 18. place; 19. places; 20. please; 
21. real; 22. rise; 23. round; 24. salt; 
25. shoes; 26. sick; 27. skate; 28. speak; 
29. string; 30. taken; 31. talk; 32. third; 
33. track; 34. trying; 35. which; 36. word; 
37. world; 38. your. 


THIRD YEAR 


Test 7 M 
place 
south 
forty 
clean 
spring 
other 
lines 
enter 
word 
wake 
walk 
sick 
left 
wide 
doing 
kitten 
third 
act 

where 

boys 


Test 8 M 
case 
round 
string 
story 
real 
ever 
brother 
shoes 
print 
talk 
hole 
help 
seat 

sending 

track 

from 

taken 

what 

speak 

lots 


Test 9 M 
reading 
city 
found 
please 
April 
under 
comes 
danger 
world 
rise 
salt 
places 
check 
skate 
trying 
know 
garden 
least 
which 
jump 


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LIST 21 M 

rose light stone* 

shade * right * June * 

file * might * shake * 

Point out the silent letters in each word. 
What other words with the ending ight 
have you studied this year? 

Review — Sentences 

1. He put the file on the stone. 

2. The rose is in the right place. 

3. I might come in June. 

4. She made a shade for the light. 

5. He did not shake my hand. 

LIST 22 M 

butter part wheel 

supper * large * sheet * 

summer * bone * seem * 

Divide each word of the first group into 
two syllables. 

Watch the double e’s in the third group. 


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Review — Sentences 

1. My dog found a large bone. 

2. We had no butter for supper. 

3. I was sick a part of the summer. 

4. She put a clean sheet on the bed. 

5. There is mud on the wheel. 

6. You do not seem to be sick. 



LIST 23 M 


basket 

said* 

sky* 

carpet * 

fair* 

buy* 

ticket * 

two* 

dry* 

Give the 

syllables in each 

word in the 


first group. 

The word two , meaning a number, is differ¬ 
ent from to , which we use when we say that 
we are going to the city . 

Notice the difference between the spelling 
of buy in buy a doll and the word by in by 
the tree. 


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Review — Sentences 

1. I can buy a basket at the fair. 

2. She said for two of us to go. 

3. Put the carpet in a dry place. 

4. He gave me a ticket to the show. 

5. The sky is blue today. 



LIST 24 M 


bright * 

count * 

eight 

lead* 

mouth * 

gold 

dead* 

hour* 

build 


The word lead is pronounced the same as 
led , if we speak of the metal. How is it pro¬ 
nounced in “Lead the dog to me”? 

In the word dead the a is silent and the e 
has a short sound. 

Notice the difference between the spelling 
of hour in an hour of time and the word our 
in our house . 

The ei in eight has the sound of long a. 

Watch the ui in build . 


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Review — Sentences 

1. She can count to eight. 

2. The dog will be dead in an hour. 

3. Do not put lead in your mouth. 

4. She has a bright gold ring. 

5. We can soon build a house. 

LIST 25 M 

grand going willing 

warm * living * making * 

draw * giving ** building ** 

In the words living, giving, and making, 
notice that the e is dropped from live, give, 
and make when ing is added. 

Notice the double 1 in willing . 

What is the hard part in building? 

Review — Sentences 

1. I shall draw a porch for the building. 

2. He is going to a warm room. 

3. They are living in a grand house. 

4. She is giving a dinner tonight. 


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5. Are yon willing to buy that book? 

6. She is making me a dress. 



LIST 26 M 


Mr.* 

goods 

small* 

Mrs.* 

smoke * 

cross* 

John* 

broke * 

bless * 


Mister is usually written in a short form, Mr. 
A shortened form of a word is called an abbre¬ 
viation. Mrs. is an abbreviation for Mistress . 
When do we use each of these abbreviations? 
Notice that each of these abbreviations begins 
with a capital letter and ends with a period. 
Point out hard parts of the other words. 

Review — Sentences 

1. Mr. and Mrs. West came to see us. 

2. John said that he did not smoke. 

3. She broke a small wheel in my watch. 

4. We shall ask him to bless us. 

5. She will cross the lake for the goods. 


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LIST 27 M 

any letters * date * 

twenty * able * smile * 

nearly * across * slide * 

Divide the first two groups of words into 
syllables. 

What do you notice about the words in the 
third group ? 

Review — Sentences 

1. What is the date on the letters? 

2. She was not able to smile. 

3. Nearly twenty men came to see us. 

4. Do not slide across the walk. 

5. Did any man call me? 

Review — Lists 

Arrange each of these lists alphabetically: 
List 1: dry — hour — warm — two — 
bright — making — sky — large — date — 
able. 

Look for any word beginning with a. We 


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find able . Put it first in the list. Bright , 
beginning with b must be put second in the 
list. There is no word beginning with c, so 
we find a word beginning with d {date). 
This is next after bright . Finish the list. 

List 2: lead — bone —- said — Mr. — 
twenty — across — June — file — cross — 
nearly. 

List 3: buy — mouth — seem — small — 
stone — fair — which — count — J ohn — 
danger — letters. 

If two or more words begin with the same 
letter, as seem, small, and stone, we must look 
at the second letter of each word. E comes 
before m; m before t, so seem comes before 
small and small before stone. 

List 4: living — shade — Mrs. — dead — 
build — ticket — smile — bless — right — 
summer—draw—might—sheet — broke — 
carpet — shake—giving — smoke—slide — 
building — supper. 


Test 10 M 
light 
file 

butter 

shake 

bone 

wheel 

carpet 

two 

dry 

lead 

count 

gold 

living 

warm 

making 

Mr. 

broke 

small 

twenty 

sky 


THIRD YEAR 
Test 11 M 
rose 
right 
part 
June 
supper 
basket 
sheet 
able 
fair 
bright 
eight 
mouth 
grand 
giving 
Mrs. 
willing 
letters 
any 
cross 
goods 


101 

Test 12 M 
might 
shade 
across 
summer 
large 
seem 
ticket 
said 
buy 
dead 
hour 
build 
going 
draw 
building 
John 
smoke 
bless 
nearly 
stone 


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LIST 28 M 

fail only cannot 

pain * upon blanket * 

claim ** unless ** pocket ** 

Which is the hardest word in this list for 
you to spell? Point out the hard part of the 
word that causes trouble. 

Point out the hard parts in each of the 
other words of this list. 

Review — Sentences 

1. You may fail unless you work. 

2. She cannot claim my dog. 

3. I put a blanket upon the bed. 

4. He had a pain only in his foot. 

5. She has no pocket in her dress. 


LIST 29 M 


half* 

safe* 

bear* 

none* 

nose* 

grew* 

too ** 

rule** 

their ** 

We have had 

two other 

words that 


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pronounced just the same as the word too . 
These words are used in different ways. Use 
too when you speak of things being too hot , 
too cold, too long , too fast, too big , too soon , 
too small. 

The word their is pronounced the same as 
there and some people use the wrong word in 
some sentences. You can tell which to use 
if you remember that the word their is used 
to show that an object belongs to two or 
more people; for example, we speak of their 
house , their dog , their yard. 

See if you can put to, two, or too in the 
right blank in each sentence: 

(1) I saw-boys in the house. 

(2) The room is-warm today. 

(3) There were-men in the car. 

(4) We are going-- play with you. 

Use their or there in these blanks: 

(5) That is-camp by the lake. 

(6) -he is in the garden. 










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Review — Sentences 

1. Their walk is too wide. 

2. None of us can go to the game. 

3. He grew half of a foot this summer. 

4. She is safe under the new rule. 

5. The bear has a big nose. 

LIST 30 M 

yellow * close * money * 

carry* those* turkey** 

funny** these** nickel** 

Notice the doubles in each word in the first 
group. 

Give the syllables of each word in the last 
group of this list. 

Review — Sentences 

1. I have a nickel in money. 

2. Those yellow bags were funny. 

3. Let me carry these books. 

4. Do not get close to the turkey. 


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LIST 31 M 

trade* oak* 

price* care* 

spoke** dare** 


party * 
begin * 
until ** 


Point out the troublesome 


part of each 


word in this list. 


Sentences for Dictation 

1. What is your price for the oak box? 

2. I do not care to trade you my hat. 

3. Do not begin the game now. 

4. Stay at her party until I go home. 

5. I dare you to jump into the water. 

6. He spoke about going home. 

Filling Blanks in Sentences 
Place these words in the sentences on the 
next page. Compare your sentences with 
those of the pupil at the blackboard: 


claim 

unless 

pocket 

their 

funny 

these 

turkey 

nickel 

spoke 

dare 

until 

building 


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1. She cannot come —— morning. 


2. Tell me a-story. 

3. Will yon mail-letters for me? 

4. We can go to-new house. 

5. I will go-I am sick. 

6. Did you have a-for dinner? 

7. He put the hall in his-. 

8. I-you to swim in the lake. 

9. She gave me a-to spend. 

10. Did she-the hat? 

11. I-to her about the paper. 











































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12. We saw a tall-in the city. 

LIST 32 M 

below* football because* 

second* cattle** began* 

middle** country** before** 

Watch the double letters and also notice 
silent letters in some of the words. 

Sentences for Dictation 

1. We saw some cattle in the country. 

2. He began to build the house in April. 

3. She was in the middle of the lake. 

4. He left before the second football game 
began. 

5. She will go below the water because she 
cannot swim. 


LIST 33 M 


copy* 

children 

church* 

music ** 

later* 

burn ** 

Christmas ** 

honest ** 

nurse ** 

Point out the hard part of each 

word. 



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Sentences for Dictation 

1. Buy a copy of that sheet of music. 

2. The children all like Christmas. 

3. She is an honest nurse. 


4. Did you see the church burn? 

5. We will be out later in the day. 


little 

LIST 34 M 

lie 

myself 

picture * 

suit* 

absent ** 

addition 

** soul ** 

picnic ** 

What is the hardest word for you to spell 

l this list? 

Why is it hard? 


Divide the words of the 

first and third 


groups into syllables. 


Sentences for Dictation 

1. I was absent myself. 

2. A picnic at the lake will suit us. 

3. See the little dog in the picture. 

4. To lie is not good for your soul. 

5. He is good in addition. 


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Review — Lists 

Arrange these lists alphabetically: 

List 1: rule — half—copy — lie — bear — 
pain — too — grew — oak — safe — Christ¬ 
mas — because — upon — picture — care — 
trade — money — absent — before — soul. 

There are three words in this list that be¬ 
gin with be. The third letter must then be 
used to place these words in alphabetical 
order: bear; because; before. 

List 2 : nose — suit — care — fail — 
begin — nurse — until — their — dare — 
addition — pocket — football — children 

— only — these — later — claim — music 

— blanket — country — party — yellow. 

List 3 : burn — those — none — spoke — 

cattle — unless — middle — cannot — be¬ 
low — turkey — church —- nickel — close — 
built — began — funny — picnic — little — 
second — myself — honest — carry — 
price — giving — building. 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


Test 13 M 
fail 
upon 
smile 
pocket 
half 
nose 
their 
yellow 
these 
money 
addition 
dare 
party 
below 
music 
cattle 
before 
children 
nurse 
safe 


Test 14 M 
only 
date 
pain 
blanket 
picture 
none 
grew 
close 
carry 
nickel 
oak 
spoke 
begin 
second 
football 
because 
little 
honest 
church 
trade 


Test 15 M 
slide 
claim 
unless 
cannot 
too 
bear 
rule 
funny 
turkey 
those 
price 
care 
until 
middle 
began 
country 
later 

Christmas 

burn 

copy 


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LIST 35 M 

catch * among * almost ** 

watch * afraid * woman ** 

field ** against ** Indian ** 

Point out the hard part of each word. 
Notice the i before the e in field . 

Give the syllables of the last six words. 

Sentences for Dictation 

1. I am afraid that he will catch me. 

2. Did you watch the Indian woman? 

3. He is in the field among the cattle. 

4. She almost ran against the house. 



LIST 36 M 


own ** 

bottle * 

knee** 

sew** 

bottom ** 

says ** 

piece ** 

stopped ** 

ache ** 

ITiat letter is 

silent in own? 



Give the sound of the ew in sew . 
Notice the i before e in piece. 


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Notice the doubles in the middle of each 
word of the second group. 

What letters must you watch in knee? 

What is the sound of the a in says? 

What letter is silent in says? 

What is the sound of the ch in ache? 

What letter is silent in ache? 

Sentences for Dictation 

1. Did your knee ache? 

2. She says that she broke the bottle. 

3. His own watch had stopped. 

4. A piece of glass is in the bottom of the car. 

5. Will you help me sew today? 

Review — List A: middle — country — 
cattle — music — Christmas — burn — be¬ 
fore — addition — honest — nurse — too — 
picnic — against — world — absent — own 
—almost— field —piece—woman—sew — 
stopped — bottle — Indian — bottom — soul 
— knee -— ache — says — suit — which. 


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Review—List B: ache—bottom—Indian— 
piece—against—watch—field — absent — 
soul — sew — lie — stopped — afraid — pic¬ 
ture — knee — woman — among — says — 
catch — picnic — suit — bottle — myself 
— own — almost — nurse — building. 


100% TESTS 


Test 16 M 


own 

ache 

suit 


Test 17 M 
lie 


among 

myself 

afraid 


piece 

says 

catch 


sew 

knee 

soul 

field 

bottle 

watch 


absent 


picnic 

Indian 

almost 


woman 

bottom 

against 

stopped 


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Supplementary Lists — Third Year 

LIST 1 S 

bath alive sleeping 

flash afire spending 

swam fireman * j umping * 

Sound each word quietly to yourself as you 
write it. 

Be able to use each word m an oral sen¬ 
tence if your teacher asks for it. 

What do you notice about the last group 
of words that will help in learning to spell 
those words'? 

LIST 2 S 

faster mailing picking 

harder passing helping 

sooner * checking * paying * 

Notice the er ending of each word in the 
first group and the ing ending of each word 
in the last two groups. You already know 
the first part of each word. 


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LIST 3 S 

finding farming luck 

cooking washing hung * 

camping * starting * rung * 

Give the syllables of each word in the first 
and second groups. 

What is the sound of the u in each word of 
the last group! 


LIST 4 S 

trim * spelling strip 

drift * singing * brick * 

thinks * blessing * slid * 

What is the sound of the i in each word in 
the first and third groups'? 

Give the syllables in the second group. 

LIST 5 S 

seeing bar lime 

sidewalk * apart blade * 

horseback * marked ** wine * 


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Give the two syllables of each word in the 
first group. 

Notice the letters ar as a part of each word 
in the second group. 

What is the use of the silent e in each word 
of the third group ? 


LIST 6 S 


birth* 

drinking 

ox 

shirt* 

crossing * 

oxen* 

bind* 

sailing * 

wooden * 

Give the sound of ir in birth and shirt. 
Notice the en ending of oxen and wooden. 


LIST 7 S 


plow 

pine* 

mate 

slept * 

pride * 

flame* 

stoop * 

spite* 

shame* 

Give the sound of ow in plow . 
Give the sound of oo in stoop. 


What is the 

use of the silent 

e on each 


word of the third group ? 


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LIST 8 S 

flesh * spoil * all right * 

lump * points * somewhat * 

drunk * sheets * somewhere * 

All right must be written as two separate 
words . They must not be run together in 
one word. 

What is the sound of the letters oi in spoil 
and points? 

Each of the last two words is made up of 
two short words that you already know. 

Review : apart — fireman — checking — 
paying — hung — thinks — starting — 
rung — jumping — marked — brick — 
slid — sidewalk — trim — blessing — camp¬ 
ing — birth — drift — sooner — shirt — 
horseback — sailing — blade — bind — 
crossing — wine — oxen — pine — slept — 
wooden — pride — stoop — plow — flam^ — 
shame — spite. 


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Test 1 S 
swam 
afire 
jumping 
harder 
mailing 
hung 
picking 
drift 
finding 
slid 

farming 

bar 

spelling 

lime 

seeing 

birth 

drinking 

ox 

pine 

luck 


Test 2 S 
bath 
sleeping 
faster 
fireman 
plow 
passing 
trim 
helping 
strip 
cooking 
sidewalk 
washing 
apart 
singing 
blade 
crossing 
shirt 
wooden 
slept 
pride 


Test 3 S 
flash 
spending 
alive 
sooner 
checking 
rung 
paying 
thinks 
camping 
brick 
starting 
horseback 
blessing 
marked 
stoop 
wine 
sailing 
spite 
oxen 
bind 


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LIST 9 S 

marching walking lamp * 

sliding * walked * lack * 

waking * jumped * mass ** 

Notice that in the words sliding and waking 
the e of slide and wake is dropped when ing 
is added. 

Watch the ss ending of mass. 

LIST 10 S 

cleaning * ones * tool * 

speaking * lies * tools * 

hearing * flames * good-by * 

Good-by may be spelled good-bye. Be sure 
to use the hyphen with either way that you 
spell it. Which way do you like the better 
for this word? 

LIST 11 S 

tender* nights ha* 

chapter * lawn * crop * 

whisper* drawn* stair** 


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The word ha is used to show surprise or to 
indicate laughing. 

What is the hardest word in list 11 S? 
Why do you think it the hardest 1 ? 

Give the syllables in the first group. 

LIST 12 S 

anger * closed * plate * 

larger * fired * blame * 

shelter ** filed * trace ** 

Notice that the words in each group have 
the same ending. 

Give the syllables in each word in the first 
group. 

LIST 13 S 

stamps * takes * pie 

dates * works * float * 

lessons* claims** praise** 

The words in the first two groups are words 
that you know, with an s added. 

Point out silent letters in these words. 


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LIST 14 S 

shows * drew * feast * 

knowing * pray * meantime * 

knows ** rare * leak ** 

Point out the hard part of each word. 
What letter must you watch in writing 
knows and knowing? 

Review: marked — lump — spoil — tool — 
marching — lies — cleaning — pie — some¬ 
where — ones —waking — tender — lamp —- 
jumped — crop — drunk — ha — flesh — 
flames — tools — fired — nights — speak¬ 
ing — sliding — larger — hearing — 
anger — points — stair — somewhat — 
lack — whisper — closed — good-by — 
filed — walked — sheets — lawn — walk¬ 
ing — shelter — plate — mass — all right — 
chapter — drawn — blame — dates — 
trace — claims — float — stamps — takes — 
praise — lessons — knowing — works — 
knows — shows. 


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Test 4 S 

mate 

spoil 

drunk 

somewhat 

sliding 

jumped 

cleaning 

lack 

tool 

ha 

good-by 

lawn 

chapter 

filed 

anger 

knowing 

stamps 

claims 

pie 

shows 


Test 5 S 

lump 

flame 

sheets 

marching 

lamp 

somewhere 

walking 

lies 

speaking 

crop 

tools 

nights 

closed 

whisper 

blame 

shelter 

takes 

dates 

knows 

plate 


Test 6 S 

flesh 

points 

shame 

walked 

all right 

waking 

ones 

mass 

flames 

hearing 

stair 

float 

drawn 

fired 

larger 

trace 

lessons 

works 

praise 

tender 


THIRD YEAR 


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Puzzle — Naming Objects 
In the picture you will find 15 objects 
numbered, the names of which you have had 
in spelling either this year or last year. On 
a piece of paper number 15 lines from 1 to 
15. After each number write the name of 
the object to which the number belongs in 
the picture. See if you can guess all 15 
names and spell each one correctly. 

















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MASTERY SPELLER 


LIST 15 S 

largest* wished* higher* 

kindest* marched* highly** 
latest* checked** silent** 

Point out a part of one word which will 
help you in spelling some other word in this 
list. 

LIST 16 S 

ringing * classes * lighted * 

fighting * reaches * seated * 

catching ** preach ** entered ** 

Notice the endings of the words in this list. 
Also point out the hard parts of all of the 
words. 

LIST 17 S 

closed * roller birthday 

rolled* jolly** honey** 

yelled ** arrow ** Santa Claus ** 

What is the hardest word in this list? 
Watch the capital letters in Santa Claus. 


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LIST 18 S 

leather * nobody * sailed * 

cloak ** nicely ** stamped * 

pearl ** fairly ** thanked ** 

Watch the ea in leather which has the 
sound of short e. 

What are the silent letters in the words 
cloak and pearl? 

Give the syllables of the words in the 
second group. 

Point out parts of the words in the third 
group that make words which you know. 

LIST 19 S 

costs ** added * broom * 

checks ** helped ** breast ** 

facts ** picked ** pieces ** 

Notice the ending s on each word of the 
first group and the ending ed on each word 
in the third group. 

Watch ea in breast and ie in pieces. 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


LIST 20 S 

worked * dressed * curl * 

washed * failed ** burned ** 

watched ** billed ** curtain ** 

Notice that seven words of this list have 
the ending ed. 

Give the sound of ur in each word of the 
last group. Watch ai in curtain . 

Review : largest — roller — stamped — 
wished — pearl — classes — closed — honey 

— marched — ringing — higher — checks 

— costs — broom — jolly — reaches — 
rolled — nicely — helped — facts — cloak 

— washed — lighted — kindest — silent — 
picked — leather — nobody — catching 

— thanked — fighting — breast — highly 

— arrow — watched — yelled — dressed — 
burned — latest — added — seated — 
preach — pieces — fairly — billed — cur¬ 
tain — sailed — birthday — checked — 
Santa Claus — curl — entered — leak. 


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Test 7 S 

Test 8 S 

Test 9 S 

drew 

leak 

largest 

feast 

pray 

checked 

kindest 

latest 

rare 

wished 

higher 

meantime 

highly 

marched 

silent 

closed 

ringing 

yelled 

fighting 

rolled 

catching 

preach 

classes 

lighted 

seated 

j° n y 

reaches 

roller 

entered 

cloak 

honey 

birthday 

arrow 

leather 

fairly 

nobody 

nicely 

sailed 

costs 

thanked 

pearl 

stamped 

checks 

facts 

pieces 

added 

breast 

picked 

burned 

helped 

curtain 

broom 

washed 

billed 

dressed 

failed 

Santa Claus 

curl 

worked 

watched 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


LIST 21 S 


whenever * 

playmate * 

bluebird * 

violet * 

sickness ** 

entering ** 

example ** 

cabbage** 

countries ** 


Give the syllables for each word in this list. 
Point out the part of the word that may 
cause trouble in writing the word. 


LIST 22 S 

mostly ** ditch ** digging ** 

poem ** stretch ** trimmed ** 

duly ** muddy ** 

Notice the ending tch in the first two 
words of the second list. 

Also notice the double letters in the words 
of the third group. 

Review — List A : example — sickness — 
cabbage — mostly — duly — ditch — play¬ 
mate — violet — entering — bluebird — 
countries — whenever — poem — trimmed 
— digging — knows — muddy — stretch. 


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Review — List B : latest — silent —jolly — 
cloak — breast — entered — checked — 
arrow — billed — Santa Claus — catch¬ 
ing — costs — pearl — honey — pieces -— 
yelled — checks — helped — picked — cur¬ 
tain — fairly — preach — nicely — facts — 
thanked — entering — watched — exam¬ 
ple — mostly — failed — poem — countries 
— sickness -— cabbage — duly — burned — 
ditch — whenever — muddy — digging. 


100% TEST 
Test 10 S 


poem 

duly 

stretch 


example 

sickness 

bluebird 

countries 


violet 


whenever 

playmate 

cabbage 

entering 

mostly 

ditch 


muddy 

trimmed 


digging 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


Additional Supplementary Lists for Third 
Year 

These lists are included for pupils who 
have mastered all of the minimum and sup¬ 
plementary lists for this year’s work. 


LIST 1 T 


lark 

daylight 

clap 

smart 

homesick 

tank 

starve* 

pancake* 

platform 


LIST 2 T 


bust 

mush 

helps * 

junk* 

sung* 

plants * 

clubs * 

shun* 

rings* 


LIST 3 T 


keeper* 

hillside 

fist* 

plaster * 

playground * 

mid* 

spider* 

cargo * 

skim* 


* 


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Review — List 

Homesick — starve — junk — playground 

— clubs — keeper — plants — helps — cargo 

— fist — plaster— platform—sung—mid— 
shun—spider—skim — pancake — rings — 
hillside — bust — daylight. 



LIST 4 T 


wee 

lights 

dump a 

chill* 

blanks * 

drug* 

freed * 

suits * 

bump' 


LIST 5 T 


shaker * 

blast * 

helper 

shiver * 

risk * 

lighter* 

hinder * 

mess* 

dealer * 


LIST 6 T 


printing 

tick* 

counted * 

swinging * 

wick* 

locked * 

fixing * 

cling * 

spoken * 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


LIST 7 T 

closing * Helen * brothers * 

smoking * Walter * plates * 
lowest * Bible * downwards * 


Review — List 

Arrange these words alphabetically: 

Wee — dump — chill — suits — risk — 
shaker — blast — blanks — shiver — 
dealer — freed — tick — drug — mess — 
lights — counted — hinder — locked — 
bump — wick — Helen — cling — print¬ 
ing — helper — Bible — swinging — lighter 
— Walter — spoken — brothers — lowest. 


Bible In arranging words alpha- 

blanks betically, it will help to write 
blast down each letter first and 

brothers then write down all the words 

bump that begin with that letter. 

From these groups make up the complete 
alphabetical list. 



Test 1 T 

THIRD YEAR 

Test 2 T 

l: 

Test 3 T 

lark 

clap 

tank 

daylight 

smart 

starve 

platform 

homesick 

pancake 

bust 

helps 

keeper 

plants 

junk 

clubs 

mush 

plaster 

rings 

spider 

sung 

cargo 

hillside 

fist 

shun 

mid 

playground 

skim 

wee 

chill 

freed 

suits 

lights 

blanks 

shaker 

dump 

shiver 

drug 

hinder 

bump 

mess 

risk 

blast 

helper 

printing 

swinging 

fixing 

wick 

dealer 

counted 

closing 

lowest 

smoking 

locked 

spoken 

Helen 

Bible 

Walter 

tick 

lighter 

cling 


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MASTERY SPELLER 
LIST 8 T 


campfire * 
grandma ** 
fireplace ** 

dove* 
deaf ** 
thumb** 

spray* 

stain** 

beak** 

jelly* 

batter* 

differ** 


aside 
begins ** 
beware** 

LIST 9 T 

butterfly * 
one half** 
banana ** 

LIST 10 T 

dressing 
billing ** 
tadpole ** 

LIST 11 T 
dresses * 
dealers* 
babies ** 


eve* 

bade* 

poke** 

meaning * 
leading * 
floating ** 

cooked * 
spoiled** 
prayed ** 

farmed * 
waked* 
priced * 


Review: downwards — grandma — poke— 
deaf — fireplace — begins — floating — 
banana — beware — thumb — stain. 


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nasty * 

LIST 12 T 

repay* goodly* 

stormy * 

closet * 

closely * 

bloody ** 

daisy ** 

honestly ** 

cloudy * 

LIST 13 T 

dried ** bathe * 

salty ** 

talks * 

borrow ** 

honesty ** 

blouse * 

highland * 

gale** 

confuse ** 

LIST 14 T 

grounds ** impress ** 

whale** 

crawl ** 

thankful ** 

choke ** 

juice** 

handful ** 


Review: beak -— honesty — spoiled — 
prayed — waked -— bloody — babies — tad¬ 
pole — daisy — differ — priced — closely — 
salty — dried — honestly — talks — bill¬ 
ing — borrow — blouse — confuse — 
crawl — whale — grounds — juice —• 
choke — impress — gale. 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


A Word Puzzle 

In each group arrange the letters so that 
they will make one of the words that is 
found in one of the lists from 8 T to 14 T. 

18. v-e-e 


1. g-e-n-m-a-i-n 

2. r-s-a-y-p 

3. e-d-b-a 

4. 1-y-e-l-j 

5. e-v-d-o 

6. n-a-b-a-a-n 

7. e-d-a-i-s 

8. d-y-o-g-l-o 

9. s-e-r-s-d-e-s 

10. e-f-c-i-a-r-e-l-p 

11. a-e-n-l-o-li-f 

12. a-d-f-e 

13. m-r-a-e-d-f 

14. a-t-o-l-i-g-n-f 

15. r-a-t-e-b-t 

16. i-n-t-a-s 

17. n-a-d-h-i-l-h-g 


19. d-ou-l-o-y 

20. k-o-c-e-d-o 

21. p-a-c-m-i-f-r-e 

22. y-e-r-a-p 

23. s-e-r-d-s-g-n-i 

24. e-p-k-o 

25. f-r-e-t-l-y-b-t-u 

26. a-r-g-n-a-m-d 

27. s-e-l-a-r-d-e 

28. e-h-a-t-b 

29. n-i-d-l-e-g-a 

30. e-r-a-w-b-e 

31. s-a-n-y-t 

32. s-e-b-n-i-g 

33. u-t-li-b-m 

34. m-o-t-s-y-r 


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Test 4 T 

Test 5 T 

Test 6 T 

plates 

brothers 

aside 

campfire 

begins 

beak 

beware 

grandma 

fireplace 

eve 

dove 

downwards 

deaf 

bade 

poke 

butterfly 

meaning 

thumb 

leading 

one half 

floating 

spray 

cooked 

banana 

farmed 

stain 

prayed 

tadpole 

jetty 

billing 

spoiled 

dealers 

babies 

batter 

dressing 

differ 

dresses 

waked 

bloody 

nasty 

closet 

priced 

repay 

stormy 

daisy 

salty 

cloudy 

goodly 

closely 

honestly 

talks 

honesty 

dried 

blouse 

bathe 

confuse 

highland 

gale 

borrow 

whale 


138 MASTERY SPELLER 


Edward ** 

LIST 15 T 

blue jay** 

swarm ** 

David ** 

hedge ** 

fields ** 

Arthur ** 

badge ** 

sweat ** 

tumble** 

LIST 16 T 

letting ** 

hidden ** 

paddle** 

hopping ** 

barrow ** 

kindle ** 

trimming ** 

mutton ** 

Review—List 

A: beak—bloody—talks— 


daisy — crawl — bathe — gale ■— bill¬ 
ing — babies — dried — whale — blouse — 
Edward — closely — priced — swarm — 
tadpole — grounds — David — honestly 

— kindle — waked — spoiled — Arthur — 
salty — borrow — juice — confuse — 
prayed — fields — differ — paddle — 
hedge — choke — blue jay — honesty — 
sweat — impress — hidden — handful 

— letting — thankful —- hopping — badge 

— barrow — tumble — mutton — trimming. 


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Which Word? 

Copy each of these sentences and in the 
place of each blank put a word from Lists 
14 T, 15 T, or 16 T which will fit into the 
thought of each sentence. 

1. -has a-on his coat. 

2. The glass is full of-. 

3. Do you like to eat- % 

4. The bird went-- along the ground. 

5. -jumped over the-fence. 

6. We saw a-of bees. 

7. I am-for not being hurt. 

8. He lost the-out of the boat. 

9. The farmer has two-of corn. 

10. I saw a-in the tree. 

11. Did you-it upon his mind? 

12. We can soon-a fire. 

13. Do not-into the water. 

14. I saw a boy-under the barn. 

15. The girl had a-of candy. 

16 . We could not help - him go. 




















140 MASTERY SPELLER 

17. The barber was-her hair. 

18. He put the wheel-in the shed. 

19. Where have you-the candy? 

20. A hot day makes us-. 

21. Do not-the dog. 

22. The-are too wet for us to play. 


100% TEST 
Test 7 T 


choke 

grounds 

Edward 

thankful 

crawl 

blue jay 

impress 

juice 

handful 

Arthur 

hedge 

swarm 

fields 

badge 

David 

sweat 

tumble 

hopping 

letting 

paddle 

kindle 

hidden 

trimming 

mutton 


barrow 








FOURTH YEAR 



LIST 1 M 


dig 

pen 

list 

hill 

rent 

silk 

cup 

cent 

rich 


Sound each word quietly to yourself as 
you write it. 

Watch the double 1 in hill , the c in cent, 
and the ch in rich . 

Review — Sentences 

1. I like to dig in the sand. 

2. Did you see the house on the hill? 

3. She gave me a silver cup. 

4. I cannot find my pen. 

5. We will rent our house to him. 

6. He sold his top for one cent. 

7. That word is not in this list. 

8. She has a new silk dress. 

9. He is a rich man. 

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142 


MASTERY SPELLER 



LIST 2 M 


ill 

king 

rock 

mill 

bring 

block 

drill 

barn 

o’clock 


Point out the same endings in two or more 
words in each group of words in this list. 

Do not omit the apostrophe (’) in writing 
the word o’clock . 

Review — Sentences 

1. The king is ill today. 

2. Our barn is near the mill. 

3. We will drill a hole in the rock. 

4. Bring me that block of stone. 

5. She went home at four o’clock. 



LIST 3 M 


band 

river 

win 

bank 

longer 

thin 

grant 

lower 

pink 


What is the sound of the a in each word of 
the first group'? 


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Give the syllables in each word of the 
second group of list 3 M. 

Review — Sentences 

1. Do you play in the band? 

2. She sat on the bank of the river. 

3. Will you grant us a longer time to get 
that paper] 

4. She has a thin pink dress. 

5. We were in the lower room. 

6. She will win the game. 



LIST 4 M 


coal 

back 

army- 

soap 

thick 

farmer 

load 

•quick 

farther 

What letter is silent in each 

. word of the 


first group of this list] 

Watch the ck ending in the second group. 
Give the sound of ar found in each word 


of the third group. 

Notice the u following q in quick . 


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Review — Sentences 


1. Where is the load of coal? 

2. That soap is too thick. 

8. She is very quick in her work. 

4. He came back from the army. 

5. The farmer gave me a chicken, 

6. How much farther do we go'? 


LIST 5 M 

grow ear 

blow easy 

flow beast 


page 

sale 


name 


Point out a silent letter in each word in 
this list. Watch the silent letters in writing 
these words. 


Dictation Exercises 


1. Is your name on page one? 

2. Do not blow in his ear. 

3. The beast will grow fast. 

4. She had an easy time at the sale. 

5. The water will flow to the river. 


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LIST 6 M 


earn 

spot 

coat 

learn 

shop 

heat 

heard 

chop 

team 

What is the 

sound of the 

letters ear in 

ich word of the first group ? 



What is the sound of the o in each word of 
the second group? 

Point out a silent letter in each word of the 
third group. 

Dictation Exercises 

1. He will learn to chop down a tree. 

2. We heard the team go by our house. 

3. How much will he earn in the shop? 

4. He has a spot on his coat. 

5. We must have some heat today. 



LIST 7 M 


fort 

corn 

took 

worth 

fork 

cook 

working 

forest 

fool 


146 MASTERY SPELLER 

Give the sounds of the letters or in each 
word of the first two groups of list 7 M. 

Give the sound of the oo in each word of 
the third group. 

Dictation Exercises 

1. The men made a fort in the forest. 

2. How long will it take to cook the corn? 

3. She took the fork home. 

4. How much is the book worth? 

5. He is a fool for working in that shop. 

Review—Choosing Words 

Each dash in the following stands for a 
letter of a word. After each group of dashes 
there is a hint which will help you choose 
the right word. Each word used in this 
game is found in one of the lists from 1 M to 
7 M. See if you can be the first to write all 
of the words correctly. 

1. -(not thick) 

2. -(not well) 


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147 


3. -(something to write with) 

4. -(used in washing) 

5. -(to gain a victory) 

6. -(having much money) 

7. -(a safe place to keep money) 

8. -(a high mound of earth) 

9. -(a stable) 

10. -(one who cultivates land) 

11. -(what we hear with) 

12. -(a grain raised by the Indians) 

13. -(a body of men trained for war) 

14. -(a black mineral which burns) 

15. --(money paid for use of property) 

16. -(a small copper coin) 

17. -(a ruler of a country) 

18. -(a large stream of water) 

19. -(to gain knowledge) 

20. -(two or more horses worked 

together) 

21. -(a special time to sell goods) 

22. -(not hard) 





MASTERY SPELLER 


148 

Test 1 M 
dig 
rent 
ill 
list 
barn 
rock 
bank 
river 
pink 
coal 
back 
army 
name 
grow 
easy 
spot 
earn 
coat 
fort 
corn 


Test 2 M 
hill 
pen 
silk 
mill 
king 
band 
o’clock 
longer 
win 
thick 
soap 
page 
farmer 
ear 
blow 
learn 
shop 
heat 
worth 
fork 


Test 3 M 
cup 
cent 
drill 
rich 
bring 
block 
grant 
lower 
thin 
load 
quick 
farther 
sale 
flow 
beast 
chop 
heard 
working 
team 
forest 


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149 



LIST 8 M 


tenth 

dash 

hay- 

truth 

sack 

bay 

month 

grass 

rake 


Point out the hard part of each word which 
often causes trouble in writing it. 

Keep on sounding the words quietly to 
yourself as you write them. 

Dictation Exercises 

1. She was born in the tenth month. 

2. Did you tell me the truth? 

3. He made a dash for the car. 

4. We put the grass in a sack. 

5. They put the hay in the barn. 

6. We saw a large boat in the bay. 

7. Will you rake the yard for me? 



LIST 9 M 


fell 

who 

inside 

sell 

when 

within 

shell 

whom 

finish 


150 


MASTERY SPELLER 


Notice the ending ell in each word of the 
first group of list 9 M. 

Watch the wh in each word of the second 
group of that list. 

Give the syllables of the words of the third 
group of list 9 M. 


Dictation Exercises 


1. Who fell in the river? 

2. Shell the corn inside the house! 

3. When did you sell the cow? 

4. With whom will we ride? 

5. We will finish the work within two days. 


LIST 10 M 


sun meal 

slip meat 

held weak 


arm 

jar 

mark 


Sound each word quietly to yourself. 

Point out the silent letter in each word of 
the third group of this list. What is the use 
of this silent letter ? 


FOURTH YEAR 


151 


Dictation Exercises 

1. She held a jar under her arm. 

2. They have meat every meal. 

3. He was too weak to mark the box. 

4. They will slip in the mud. 

5. It is warm in the sun. 



LIST 11 

M 

even 

self 

thinking 

seven 

desk 

having 

very 

leg 

teaching 


Notice that seven is the same as even with 
an s in front of it. 

What is the ending of each word in the 
third group ? 

Dictation Exercises 

1. We are having a very hard time. 

2. He is teaching seven men. 

3. The desk fell on his leg. 

4. She is not even thinking of going. 

5. We must not work only for self. 


152 MASTERY SPELLER 



LIST 12 M 


soil 

bee 

cars 

boil 

cry 

charge 

point 

use* 

started 


What is the sound of the letters oi in the 
words of the first group? Give the sound of 
the letters ar in the words of the third group. 

Words marked with the sign (*) are more 
difficult than those without that sign. 

Dictation Exercises 

1. The water has started to boil. 

2. Do you use both cars? 

3. The bee made her cry. 

4. Can you point out the good soil? 

5. What did she charge for the meal? 


LIST 13 M 

hair reach lean 

pair wheat coast 

stairs stream board 


FOURTH YEAR 


153 


Point out groups of two or more letters in 
two or more words of list 13 M that have 
the same sound or sounds. 

Dictation Exercises 

1. She put a pair of shoes on the stairs. 

2. He could not reach her hair. 

3. Did you ever coast on a board? 

4. Do not lean on that sack of wheat. 

5. The water in that stream is pure. 



LIST 14 M 


cake 

lovely 

pull 

size 

sixty 

full 

wire* 

plenty 

fully 


Point out the silent letter in each word of 
the first group. 

Give the syllables of each word in the sec¬ 
ond group. 

What three letters are the same in all of 
the words of the third group? 


154 


MASTERY SPELLER 


Dictation Exercises 

1. Is your cake good? 

2. What is the size of the wire? 

3. Fully sixty children were at his party. 

4. She has a lovely flower garden. 

5. Did you pull his hair? 

6. There is plenty of water in the river. 

7. We had a box full of sand. 

Review — Arranging Words 
Alphabetically 

Arrange these words in an alphabetical 
list. See pages 99 and 100 for suggestions 
to help you arrange these words in an alpha¬ 
betical list: 

Fool—hay— dash —weak —jar—arm— 
shell — use — lean —bay— stairs — cake — 
wire—pull—even—finish—grass—inside— 
month—took—quick—very— cry— truth— 
fully. 

Learning to arrange words alphabetically 
will help in learning to use the dictionary. 


FOURTH YEAR 


Test 4 M 
took 
tenth 
dash 
hay 
fell 
when 
arm 
inside 
held 
meat 
even 
self 

teaching 

boil 

use 

cars 

pair 

stream 

coast 

cake 


Test 5 M 
truth 
cook 
bay 
sack 
who 
shell 
within 
jar 
weak 
slip 
desk 
seven 
soil 

having 

bee 

hair 

charge 

lean 

wheat 

size 


155 

Test 6 M 
fool 
month 
grass 
rake 
sell 
whom 
mark 
finish 
sun 
meal 
very 

■eg 

thinking 

point 

cry 

started 

stairs 

reach 

board 

wire 


156 

MASTERY SPELLER 



LIST 15 M 


off 

pencil 

shine 

miss 

news 

wise 

press 

newspaper * 

tire* 


Point out the difficult part of each word 
in this list. Which word is the hardest! 
Why do you think that it is the hardest? 


Dictation Exercises 

1. I broke the point off my pencil. 

2. They have a big press for the newspaper. 
8. We did not miss any of the news. 

4. You were wise to buy a new tire for 
your car. 

5. The sun did not shine today. 



LIST 16 M 


cloud 

kid 

thought 

hours 

tip 

brought 

flour 

whip* 

bought* 


Point out the “hard spots” in these words. 


FOURTH YEAR 157 

Dictation Exercises 

1. He broke the tip of his whip. 

2. I saw a kid in the field. 

3. She bought a sack of flour. 

4. I thought yon were not at home. 

5. We can stay only two hours. 

6. There was not a cloud in the sky. 

7. She brought me a box of candy. 



LIST 17 M 


sad 

whatever 

pin 

job 

yourself 

lift 

fact* 

himself * 

mix 


Notice each word in the second group. 
Each of those words is made up of two 
shorter words which you already know how 
to spell. 

Review — List 

Newspaper — tire — whip — bought — 
fact — mix — wire — himself — fully. 


158 MASTERY SPELLER 

Dictation Exercises 

1. He got the job himself. 

2. Can yon lift the box by yourself? 

3. Mix the soil in that box. 

4. She did not know one fact about the 
story which I told her. 

5. Do not leave that pin on my desk, what¬ 
ever you do. 

6. It was a sad day for us. 

LIST 18 M 

battle tie happy 

handle* grain lesson 

single* fruit* getting* 

Notice the ending le of each word in the 
first group. 

Point out a silent letter in each word of the 
second group. 

Review: use — wire — fully — tire — 
newspaper — whip — bought — fact — 
mix —himself — handle. 


FOURTH YEAR 159 

Sentences for Dictation 

1. They did not win a single battle. 

2. Tie the handle on the box. 

3. They have grain and fruit in the barn. 

4. He is happy when he is getting his lesson. 


LIST 19 M 

better state write 

rubber died * wrong 

center * tried * wrote 

Give the syllables of the first group of 
words in this list. 

Point out all of the silent letters in the 
second and third groups of words. 

Sentences for Dictation 

1. We live near the center of our state. 

2. I tried to buy a rubber coat. 

3. It is better to write him a letter. 

4. He died before I wrote to him. 

5. She put the candy in the wrong box. 


160 


MASTERY SPELLER 


LIST 20 M 

steep writer wood 

done leaving tear 

do es * writing * kept * 

When ing is added to leave and write, the 
silent e is dropped, making the words leav¬ 
ing and writing . 

Sentences for Dictation 

1. He had a tear in his eye when he was 
leaving home. 

2. She does some writing each day. 

3. What have yon done with the wood? 

4. She kept the car in the road as she went 
down the steep hill. 

5. He is a good writer. 

Review: fact — mix — single — himself — 
handle—whip — bought — fruit —center— 
getting — tried — does — died — writing — 
newspaper — kept — meal — self— very — 
wheat — charge — size. 


FOURTH YEAR 


161 


Test 7 M 
pull 
sixty 
off 
news 
tire 
cloud 
kid 

bought 

sad 

whatever 

pin 

battle 

grain 

getting 

rubber 

write 

tried 

done 

writer 

wood 


Test 8 M 
full 
lovely 
miss 
pencil 
wise 
hours 
tip 
job 

thought 

yourself 

mix 

tie 

handle 

lesson 

better 

steep 

died 

wrong 

tear 

leaving 


Test 9 M 
fully 
plenty 
press 

newspaper 

shine 

flour 

whip 

brought 

fact 

himself 

lift 

single 

fruit 

happy 

center 

state 

wrote 

does 

writing 

kept 


162 


MASTERY SPELLER 


Using a Dictionary 

Suppose that we wish to look up the word 
drive in the dictionary. 

We know that d is near the beginning 
of the alphabet, so we open the dictionary 
near the front of the book. There are two 
“guide words” at the top of each page. We 
turn until we find the page with the words 
dresser at the top of the left edge and drop 
at the top of the right edge. (See opposite 
page.) These guide words show that all the 
words in this small dictionary occurring be¬ 
tween dresser and drop are found on this page. 

Since dri lies between dre and dro, the word 
drive must be on this page. We find it near 
the top of the second column. 

At the right of this word we find (driv). 
This shows that the i is long and that the e 
on the end has no sound (or is silent ). 

At the bottom of the page we find a guide 
to show how the words are pronounced. 


FOURTH YEAR 


163 


dresser 


150 


drop 


dress-er S5SSS2:’ 


n. one who adjusts 
a surgeon’s assistant; 
a set of shelves or open cupboard for plates, 
ate.; a combination of mirror and bureau. 

Hr acc incr (dosing), p . pr . of dress: n. 
uicoa-uig the a ct D f putting on clothes; 
sauce or stuffing for food; as, a mayonnaise 
dressing; a beating; a reprimand; medicines, 
bandages, etc., applied to a wound. 

Htacc molr at (dr&'mak'er), n.amaker 
ViJ.coo-xixcua.-ci. 0 f women’s costumes. 

v (dres'I), adj. fond of clothes, espe- 
UiCOO-y cially showy or elaborate ones. 
Hr aw (*’05) ■ Past tense of the transitive 
UlCW and intransitive verb draw. 

Hrita hi a (drlb'l), v.i. to fall In small 
UxlU-DlC drops; trickle: v.t. to let fall 
In drops; give out or deal in small portions: 
n. a drizzling shower; a trickling out in 
■mall drops. 

Hrih 1a+ (drib'ISt), n. a small piece, part, 
U11U-1CI or sum. Also, dribblet. 

HWaH (drid), p.t. and p.p. of dry: p.adj. 
ixiicvi made dry; withered. 

Hri Ar (drl'er), n. one who, or that which. 
Uil-Ci dries; a substance added to paint, 
etc., causing it to dry quickly; an appara¬ 
tus for removing moisture. 

(drift), n. the direction in which any- 
VJ.I111 thing is driven; a force which drives 
anything ahead; act or state of being driven; 
tendency or aim of an act, remark, etc.; over¬ 
bearing influence; a collection of floating 
matter heaped up by the sea or wind; as, 
a drift of snow; the direction of a current: 
v.t. to drive along or heap up; as, the winds 
drift dry leaves into piles: v.i. to be carried 
along by a current, or by circumstances; 
gather together in heaps. 

Hrift Ar (drlft'er), n. a type of naval ves- 
uiui-ci se i used to look for and remove 
submarine mines. 

Hrill (drll), v.t. to pierce with a boring 
ui - LLl tool; bore; instruct thoroughly; train; 
sow in lines or rows: v.i. to engage in mili¬ 
tary exercises: n. a tool for boring or mak- 
Jng^holes in a 

sowing seeds in Oil Tube Drill 

rows; military . . ... . 

exercise; thorough instruction, especially by 
means of frequent repetition. 

11 (drll'Ing), n. the act of using a 

drill-lllg tool for making holes in hard 
substances; a heavy, firm twilled cloth. 

(drink), v.i. [p.l. drank, p.p. drunk, 
UlUlik p.pr. drinking], to swallow a liquid; 
to take alcoholic liquors habitually: v.t. to 
■wallow; to suck in; to receive through the 
senses; as, the eye drinks in the beauty of the 
scene: n. any liquid swallowed to quench thirst; 
as much liquor as can be taken at once; strong 
or intoxicating liquor.— adj. drinkable.— n. 
drinker, drinking. 

(drip), v.i. [p.t. and p.p. dripped, p.pr. 
dlip dripping], to fall in drops; as, the rain 
drips from the trees; v.t. to let fall in drops: 
n. that which falls in drops. 

Hrin nincr (drip'ing). p.pr \ of drip: n. 
Onp-pmg the act of falling in drops; 


that which falls in drops; the fat from roasted 
meat. 

Hr iva (dnv), v.t. [p.t. drove, p.p. driven, 
p.pr. driving], to urge forward by 
force; propel; give motion to; control the 
motion of, as horses attached to a carriage; 
hence, to carry in a vehicle; to carry through; 
as, to drive a bargain; to put into a certain 
state; as, to drive one crazy: t’.t. to press 
or be moved forward with violence; travel 
in a carriage or motor car: n. the act of driv¬ 
ing or sending forward; a strong blow; a road 
prepared for vehicles; a trip in a carriage or 
motor car; an annual gathering of cattle for 
branding; in military use, a violent attempt to 
break a line of defense by throwing an army 
against it. 

Hritr a 1 (drlv'l), v.i. to let saliva drip from 
UiiV-ci the mouth; talk or act like a fool: 
n. saliva flowing from the mouth; foolish talk. 
Ariir n-n (drlv'n), past participle of the 

uriv-en verb drive. 

Hriv Ar (drlv'er), n. one who forces some- 
UilV-Ci thing into motion; one who di¬ 
rects the motions of persons or things, as a 
chauffeur, a coachman,_ an overseer, etc. 
/-Ifi-trA uroTr (driv'wa*), n. a road, usually 
urive-wciy private, for the use of ani¬ 
mals and vehicles. 

Hri 7 tIa ( drIz 'l). t>.f. to rain slightly or In 
Uilx-xiC misty drops: n. fine misty rain, 
J r * 7 - 1 .J. (drlz'll), adj. shedding fine rain; 
UllZ.-Z.iy as a drizzly sky or day. 

(drol), adj. ridiculous; queer; amus- 
dlUll ing; as, a._droll manner. 

(drol'er-I), n. [pi. drolleries 
virOil-Cl-y (_i Z )] i jesting; humor; oddity. 

Hrrvm a’Hcj nr (drOm'S-dS-rl). n. [pi. 
arom-e-aa-ry dromedaries (-rlz)l. the 

Arabian, or one¬ 
humped, camel, 
noted for its 
speed. 

drone '^Vo 

utter a monoto¬ 
nous tone or 
sound; live in 
idleness: v.t. to 
read or speak in 
a mon ot onous 

tone : n. a dull, Dromedary 

monotonous tone; , ... 

one of the pipes of a bagpipe; the male of the 
honeybee, which produces no honey; a lazy 
fellow.—ad;. Aronish. 

(droop), v.i. to sink or hang down; 
(HOOP to grow weak and faint or spiritless; 
bend down gradually; v.t. cause to hang down: 
n. the act of hanging down or growing weak. 

Hrnn (, dr6 P>. vA - an . d ?‘ p i dr ,°?, pe ?* 
dlOp dropt, p.pr. dropping], to fall in 

small round masses of fluid; sink to a lower 
position; become lower in sound; as, her 
voice dropped; fall in death; visit informally: 
with in; to move easily over the water; 
as, the ship drops down to sea; to be left 
behind; as, the tired soldier dropped out of 
ranks: v.t. to let fall; to let fall in small 
globules; to have done with; utter in an 
Indirect or cautious manner: l^md off (a hasty 



ate, senate, rare, cat, local, far, ask, parade; scene, event, edge, novel, refer; 

right, sin; cold, obey, cord, stop, compare; unit, unite, bfirn, cut, foCfis, raenUv 


Reproduction of page 150 of Winston’s Simplified Dictionary, 
Primary Edition. By permission of the John C. Winston Company. 










164 


MASTERY SPELLER 


LIST 21 M 

moon thirty anything 

school fancy anyway 

lo ose * hardly * anyone 

Look up each of these words in your dic¬ 
tionary; find how each one is divided into 
syllables and how each one is pronounced. 

Point out the hard parts of the words which 
you must watch in writing them. 

Sentences for Dictation 

1. Did you find anything loose? 

2. There are thirty children in our room at 
school. 

3. The moon was hardly up at nine o’clock. 

4. Does anyone fancy that job? 

5. We cannot go anyway. 


LIST 22 M 


fur 

drive 

early 

hurt 

bite 

eyes 

turn* 

twice * 

drown * 


FOURTH YEAR 


165 


The dictionary shows that the ur in fur , 
hurt , and turn has the same sound as the ur 
in burn . Give this sound. 

Look up the other words of list 22 M in 
your dictionary; learn how they are pro¬ 
nounced. 

Sentences for Dictation 

1. Did the dog bite you twice? 

2. The fire hurt my eyes. 

3. You may drive around that turn. 

4. She has a fur coat which she bought 
early last month. 

5. We did not see the man drown. 



LIST 23 M 


space 

nail 

queen 

Grace 

plain 

need 

chase * 

gain* 

freeze * 

Point out the 

silent letters in 

each word in 


the first two groups. 

Notice that u always follows q as in queen . 


166 


MASTERY SPELLER 


Dictation Exercises 

1. I saw Grace chase the dog. 

2. There was no space to drive the nail. 

3. What did the queen gain? 

4. She will need a very plain dress. 

5. When did the water freeze? 

LIST 24 M 

great bread push 

death pear* knew* 

cause* wear* knock* 

Look up in your dictionary all of the words 
having the letters ea in them and find how 
many different sounds these letters have in 
the words of this list. 

Watch the silent k in knew and knock. 

Dictation Exercises 

1. We never knew the cause of her death. 

2. He tried to push the basket of bread. 

3. She saw him knock the pear off the tree. 

4. Did a great man wear that hat 1 ? 


FOURTH YEAR 


167 


LIST 25 M 

aunt built window 

laugh noise throw 

ought * eighth sow * 

There are some tricky words in this list. 
Which is the hardest to spell? Why? 

Look up the word sow in your dictionary. 
It has two meanings and is pronounced in 
two different ways according to its meaning. 
How is it pronounced in— “We sow grain”? 

Dictation Exercises 

1. My aunt has built a new house. 

2. Do not throw paper out of the window. 

3. You ought to sow the grain for him. 

4. Do not laugh at that noise. 

5. We will start on the eighth of May. 

LIST 26 M 

owe recover God 

shore together prince 

whole* remember* since* 


168 


MASTERY SPELLER 


What is the use of the silent e in each word 
of the first group of list 26 M? 

Give the syllables in each word of the 
second group of that list. 

Watch the ending ce in the words prince 
and since . 

Dictation Exercises 

1. Will the prince recover? 

2. You owe your life to God. 

3. We can play together on the shore. 

4. It has been a whole year since you came 
to see me. 

5. Do you remember the story? 



LIST 27 M 


seed 

twelve 

change 

seek 

fourth 

chance 

feel* 

court* 

choose* 


Point out groups of two or more letters 
that are the same in two or more words of 
this list. 


FOURTH YEAR 


169 


Dictation Exercises 

1. We must choose good seed. 

2. She had a chance to change the word. 

3. He is the fourth one to seek the place. 

4. We saw twelve men in the court room. 

5. How do yon feel today? 

Review—Arranging Alphabetical Lists 
Arrange the words in each of these lists in 
alphabetical order like the words in your 
dictionary. 

List 1: single — fruit — died — center — 
writing — loose — hardly — tried — getting 
—wrong — does — handle — kept —turn— 
eyes — twice — drown — gain — chase. 

List 2: freeze — wear — knock — cause 

— ought — wrote — pear — choose — knew 

— feel — court — sow — remember — whole 
—since—twelve—eighth—recover—noise 

— built — window — change — laugh. 


170 


MASTERY SPELLER 


Test 10 M 

Test 11 M 

Test 12 M 

moon 

fur 

loose 

fancy 

school 

thirty 

anything 

hardly 

anyone 

hurt 

anyway 

turn 

bite 

drive 

twice 

drown 

eyes 

early 

Grace 

plain 

space 

nail 

chase 

gain 

queen 

great 

freeze 

death 

need 

cause 

push 

bread 

knock 

pear 

knew 

wear 

aunt 

noise 

ought 

built 

laugh 

eighth 

sow 

owe 

window 

shore 

throw 

whole 

recover 

prince 

remember 

God 

together 

since 

seed 

court 

feel 

fourth 

seek 

twelve 


FOURTH YEAR 


171 


LIST 28 M 

wall pound used 

hall thousand seemed * 

cellar * mountain * tired * 

Notice the double l’s in the words of the 
first group. 

Give the syllables of the last two words 
in the second group. 

Notice the ed ending in the last group. 

Sentences for Dictation 

1 . The men built a wall in the cellar. 

2. He used a pound of seed. 

3. The hall seemed too wide. 

4. There were a thousand men on the side 
of the mountain. 

5. She was too tired to work. 

LIST 29 M 

saying ready pretty 

inform thread * merry * 

listen ** heavy * hurry * 


172 MASTERY SPELLER 

Use your dictionary to divide each two- 
syllable word in list 29 M into its correct 
syllables. Also pronounce each word. 

Sentences for Dictation 

1. Inform me when you are ready. 

2. She sent me for some heavy thread. 

3. She was saying that the baby was pretty. 

4. Listen to the merry children. 

5. We must hurry to get our work done. 

LIST 30 M 

match another person 

friend * bother * term * 

climb * sho ulder * officer * 

Point out the hard part of each word in 
this list. 

Sentences for Dictation 

1 . He gave the officer another match. 

2. Did the cat climb to his shoulder? 

3. We will not bother with him this term. 

4. Is that person your friend? 


FOURTH YEAR 


173 


LIST 31 M 

chain between ahead 

raise* beside agent 

laid * maybe * awful ** 

Point out the silent letters in the words of 
the first group. 

Divide the words of the second and third 
groups into syllables. Use your dictionary, 
if necessary. 

Sentences for Dictation 

1. Maybe that agent can sell our house. 

2. He laid the rock beside the walk. 

3. She has an awful cut on her face. 

4. Go ahead and pull on the chain. 

5. She ran between the cars. 

6. Did you raise that corn? 

LIST 32 M 

tail hundred * reached 

wait * minute * so rry * 

paid* minutes* running* 


174 MASTERY SPELLER 

Notice that the n in run is doubled when 
ing is added, making running. 

Point out hard parts in the other words. 

Sentences for Dictation 

1. She had to wait a hundred minutes. 

2. The baby reached for the tail of the 
little toy dog. 

3. I am sorry to be a minute late. 

4. He was paid for running the car. 


LIST 33 M 

golden father young 

often * answer * guess ** 

written ** daughter ** guide ** 

Notice the ending en in the first group 
and the ending er in the second group. 
Watch the double t in written. 

The t is silent in often. 

Notice the u after the g in each of the last 
two words of this list. 


FOURTH YEAR 


175 


Sentences for Dictation 

1. My father is a young man. 

2. She has not written an answer to my 
last letter. 

3. His daughter is my best friend. 

4. I guess that there will be twenty chil¬ 
dren at your party. 

5. How often does he act as a guide? 

6. Grace has golden hair. 



LIST 34 M 


first 

wanted 

office * 

dirt 

finished * 

follow * 

firm ** 

carried* 

dollar * 

Use your 

dictionary to divide 

correctly the 


words of the second and third groups into 
syllables. 

Review: choose — cellar — tired — 
mountain—seemed—listen—term thread 
— merry — heavy — hurry. 


176 


MASTERY SPELLER 


Sentences for Dictation 

1. Where is the office of the firm? 

2. She carried the dirt in a box. 

3. He finished the work first. 

4. The girl wanted a dollar. 

5. Did you follow the road? 

Review — Heads and Tails 
The first (head) and last {tail) letter is 
given for each of these review words. The 
words may be found in lists 27 M to 34 M. 

1. f- - m. 11. w - -1. 21. m-e. 

2. 1 - - d. 12. a — 1 . 22. f--l. 

3. c — b. 13. f-d. 23. c-d. 

4. a-r. 14. m — e. 24. o-r. 

5. s — y. 15. p--d. 25. s-r. 

6. 1-n. 16. c — t. 26. r-g. 

7. c-e. 17. o — n. 27. d-r. 

8. r — e. 18. g — e. 28. h-d. 

9. g — s. 19. w-n. 29. m-s. 

10. c-r. 20. b-r. 30. f-d. 











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Test 13 M 
change 
wall 
pound 
tired 
saying 
ready 
hurry 
climb 
another 
term 
chain 
between 
agent 
tail 

hundred 

golden 

running 

father 

guide 

first 


Test 14 M 
hall 
chance 
listen 
thousand 
seemed 
pretty 
thread 
bother 
friend 
raise 
officer 
ahead 
maybe 
minute 
firm 
sorry 
often 
guess 
daughter 
wait 


Test 15 M 
choose 
cellar 
used 
inform 
mountain 
heavy 
merry 
match 
shoulder 
person 
laid 
beside 
awful 
paid 
minutes 
reached 
written 
answer 
young 
dirt 


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LIST 35 M 

plan sugar Tuesday * 

thanks sure * Thursday * 

mo tio n ** equal ** village * 

Point out the difficult part of each word 
which you must watch as you spell it. 

Sentences for Dictation 

1. Are you sure that we can go Tuesday? 

2. He went to the village on Thursday. 

3. Thanks for the sugar that you sent. 

4. Her plan was better than mine. 

5. The car was in motion when I reached it. 

6. Four and five equal nine. 

LIST 36 M 

tomorrow simply* body 
vacation ** piano ** beauty ** 
handkerchief ** potato ** beautiful ** 

Which do you think is the hardest word to 
spell in this list? Why? 

Divide each word into syllables. 


FOURTH YEAR 179 

Review — List 

Ought — choose — term—whole—thread 

— hurry — listen — merry — remember — 
hundred — sow — raise —bother—heavy— 
tired—cellar—maybe—since—laid—wait 
—mountain — paid — friend — feel — climb 

— answer — awful — officer — seemed — 
shoulder — court — sorry — minute — firm 

— daughter — office — follow — running — 
guess — carried — often — equal — Tuesday 

— minutes — written — finished — guide — 
sure — motion — Thursday — beauty— dol¬ 
lar — handkerchief —- piano — village — 
agent — vacation — beautiful — potato. 

Sentences for Dictation 
1. She laid her handkerchief on the piano. 

* 2. He gave me a very large potato. 

3. We must start on that trip tomorrow. 

4. When does our vacation begin? 

5. The body of my car is blue. 

6. Her baby is very beautiful. 


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7. His mother is also a beauty. 

8. We simply must begin that work. 


LIST 37 M 

coffee* uncle division** 

except** settle* different** 

copies ** bicycle ** difference ** 

Which word in this list is the hardest to 
spell? Why"? 

Use your dictionary to help you divide 
these words correctly into syllables. 

Sentences for Dictation 

1. Do you remember how to do division? 

2. We saw many different children. 

3. What is the difference between the 
words write and wrote? 

4. My uncle gave me a bicycle. 

5. She will settle for the coffee. 

6. I have no copies of that book except the 
one that I gave you. 


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181 


Review — List 

Finished — motion — office — Tuesday — 
sure — follow—Thursday— simply— equal 
— dollar — village — potato — vacation — 
beauty — carried — beautiful — handker¬ 
chief — body — coffee — piano — except — 
different — copies — division — settle — 
difference — bicycle. 

Choosing Words 

Each dash in this list stands for a letter of 
a word. After each group of dashes there is 
a hint about the word. All of the words are 
found in lists 28 M to 37 M. 


1. _(to show some one around) 

2. -(the act of moving) 

3. _(dreadful or terrible) 

4. _(a group of men doing business) 

5. _(excavation under a house) 

6. _(same number or size) 

7. _(to hear some one speak) 

8. _(not a son) 








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9.-(when there is no school) 

10. -(a musical instrument) 

11. -(going faster than a walk) 

12. -(an Irish vegetable) 

13. -(not the same) 

14. -(done with a pen or pencil). 

15. -(a piece of linen) 

16. -(a good looking person) 

17. -(a two wheeled vehicle) 

18. -(lovely) 

19. -(more than one copy) 

20. -(to leave out) 

21. -(a process in arithmetic) 

22. -(unlikeness) 

Can You Guess These Words? 

1. I am thinking of a word of seven letters 
that begins with b. Can you ride one? 

2. This is a word of eight letters that ends 
in r. She is pretty. 

3. I now have in mind a word of five let¬ 
ters that begins with p. Can you play one? 
















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100% TESTS 
Test 16 M 


wanted 

office 

carried 

follow 

finished 

dollar 

plan 

thanks 

motion 

sugar 

village 

sure 

Tuesday 

equal 

/Thursday 

tomorrow 

vacation 

handkerchief 


Test 17 M 


simply 

body 

potato 

beauty 

piano 

beautiful 

coffee 

different 

copies 

uncle 

except 

bicycle 

division 

settle 

difference 


You should master every word in the min¬ 
imum list up to this point. Then you may go 
ahead and learn as many of the supplemen¬ 
tary lists as you have time to thoroughly 
master. Work for 100% on every list that 
you attempt to learn. 


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MASTERY SPELLER 


Supplementary Lists — Fourth Year 
LIST 1 S 

thorn older cream 

short driver beam 

shorter tower beach 

Point out groups of two or more letters 
that are the same in two or more words of 
this list. 

Using Words in Sentences 
Use each word in this and also the other 
supplementary lists in sentences which you 
make up yourself. Look up every word 
which you are not sure that you know how 
to spell in your dictionary. You are ex¬ 
pected to have every word correct. 

LIST 2 S 

dive leader standing 

frost leaves throwing 

cheer cleaned watching 


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How many words in list 2 S have two syl¬ 
lables? Divide those words into syllables. 
Point out the difficult part of each word. 



LIST 3 

s 

map 

test 

listed 

rang 

peck 

printed 

sank 

swell 

lifted 

Sound each of these words quietly to your- 

self as you 

write them. 



LIST 4 

s 

trick 

heap 

flowers 

swift 

neat 

grandfather 

thrift 

treat 

grandmother 


Point out the “ hard spots ” of each word. 


LIST 5 S 

slave strap wishing 

stage snap staying 

lame * stands * keeping 


186 MASTERY SPELLER 

What is the use of the silent e in each word 
of the first group of list 5 SI 

Notice the ending ing of each word in the 
third group of that list. 

LIST 6 S 

brush pages blown 

sunk lace thrown , 

suck spade* grown 

Point out a group of letters in one of these 
words that will help you to spell other words. 

LIST 7 S 

seventh Jack handed 

eleven James dashed 

seventy George* treated 

Divide all words of two or more syllables 
into the correct syllables. 

Review: thrift — treat — swell — lame 
— stands — keeping — grown — spade — 
George — seventy — treated — thrown. 


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187 


Test 1 S 

Test 2 S 

Test 3 S 

thorn 

beam 

shorter 

older 

short 

tower 

cream 

driver 

beach 

dive 

leaves 

cheer 

leader 

frost 

cleaned 

watching 

map 

standing 

rang 

throwing 

sank 

test 

lifted 

swell 

listed 

peck 

printed 

trick 

heap 

thrift 

neat 

swift 

treat 

flowers 

stage 

grandmother 

slave 

grandfather lame 

wishing 

snap 

keeping 

strap 

staying 

stands 

brush 

lace 

suck 

pages 

sunk 

spade 

grown 

eleven 

blown 

seventh 

thrown 

seventy 

Jack 

James 

George 


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LIST 8 S 

blowing mouse bull 

wanting scout pulling 

stocking* sour pulled 

Watch the double l’s in each of the words 
in the third group. 

LIST 9 S 

arose worm names 

chose worst split 

woke bound wants* 

Point out the silent letter in each word in 
the first group. Give the sound of or in 
worm and the sound of ou in bound. 

LIST 10 S 

schools herd coasting 

pounds bitter learning 

thoughts persons shooting 

Point out the difficult part in each of the 
words of this list. 


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LIST 11 S 


sunshine 

planting 

Charles 

forgive 

bathing 

charm 

roar* 

chasing * 

mar* 

Notice that the e is dropped from bathe and 

chase when the 

ending ing is 

added to make 

bathing and chasing . 



LIST 12 S 


mice 

faint 

dine 

ripe 

main 

wipe 

prize* 

vain* 

tide* 

Point out the silent letter in each word of 

this list. 

LIST 13 S 


port 

driving 

boots 

torn 

drag 

needs 

sword * 

drowned * 

feels * 


Watch the silent w in sword . What letter 
is dropped from drive in making driving? 


190 


MASTERY SPELLER 


LIST 14 S 

flying farmers sewing 

crying changes laughing 

lying * potatoes * bearing * 

Give the syllables of each word in the first 
and third groups. 

Notice that es is added to potato to make 
the word potatoes. 

Review — A Spelling Puzzle 

The letters in each group are mixed to¬ 
gether. If they are correctly arranged they 
will spell one of the words in lists 8 S to 
14 S. See how many you can get right. 
Number them as they are numbered below: 


1. n-s-t-a-w 

2. n-a-v-i 

3. r-m-a 

4. e-d-t-i 

5. a-r-r-o 

6. r-e-z-p-i 


8. r-o-s-w-d 

9. y-i-l-g-n 

10. k-o-c-s-n-i-t-g 

11. d-o-w-r-d-e-n 

12. e-f-l-e-s 


FOURTH YEAR 


Test 4 S 

mouse 

handed 

blowing 

bull 

woke 

worm 

names 

schools 

herd 

shooting 

sunshine 

chasing 

Charles 

mice 

faint 

dine 

port 

drag 

boots 

lying 


Test 5 S 
scout 
wanting 
dashed 
pulled 
arose 
wants 
bound 
bitter 
pounds 
forgive 
learning 
planting 
ripe 
mar 
wipe 
driving 
main 
torn 
crying 
needs 


Test 6 S 
sour 
treated 
stocking 
chose 
pulling 
worst 
split 

thoughts 

persons 

coasting 

roar 

bathing 

charm 

prize 

vain 

tide 

sword 

drowned 

feels 

flying 


192 MASTERY SPELLER 

LIST 15 S 

level boot tiny 

bushel* hood* grind 

hotel* shoot* organ* 

What words have two syllables'? Divide 
them correctly into syllables. 

Watch the oo in writing the words of the 
second group 

LIST 16 S 

leap dishes seventeen 

peas pictures* slowly 

peal* stayed* sprinkle* 

Point out the difficult part of each word. 
LIST 17 S 

fold ton* deed 

mold won* beet* 

fought* monkey* weep* 

Give the sound of the o in ton. 

Watch the ght ending in fought. 


FOURTH YEAR 


193 


LIST 18 S 

invited outfit share 

caused* hid* spare 

provided* wit* bare* 

Wliat is the sound of the a in each word of 
the third group 1 ? 

Review — List 

Hood — peal — bushel — pictures — beet 
—fought—organ — stayed — hotel — mon¬ 
key—shoot — hid — wit — won — provided 

— bare — sprinkle — ton — weep — caused 

— potatoes — bearing. 

LIST 19 S 

everyone hatch* growing 

anywhere patch* grinding 

afterward* fetch* chopping** 

Give the syllables of each word in the first 
and third groups. 

Watch the tch ending in the second group 
and the double p in chopping. 


194 MASTERY SPELLER 


frozen 

LIST 20 S 

ours* 

grape 

chosen* 

limb* 

fame* 

fasten* 

raw* 

pace** 

Point out the 

silent letters in the words of 

this list. Watch the c in pace. 


changed 

LIST 21 S 

selling 

waited 

climbed* 

shining* 

raised* 

knocked* 

serving* 

strait** 


A strait is a narrow strip of water joining 
two larger bodies of water. Do not confuse 
this word with straight. 

Review — List 

Potatoes — bare — raw — bearing—patch 
— fetch — limb — fame — chosen — fought 
— WO n—afterward—ours—fasten — raised 
—chopping—pace—strait—bushel—shin¬ 
ing — climbed — peal—organ—knocked— 
serving— sprinkle — stayed. 


FOURTH YEAR 


195 


Review — Naming Pictures 
Below each of these pictures are dashes 
which stand for the letters in each word. 
Write each number on a sheet of paper and 
after it the correct name for the picture. 




















MASTERY SPELLER 


Test 7 S 
farmers 
sewing 
level 
boot 
organ 
leap 
pictures 
fold 
slowly 
deed 
won 
invited 
outfit 
share 
afterward 
fetch 
frozen 
growing 
ours 
grape 


Test 8 S 
bearing 
changes 
shoot 
bushel 
grind 
dishes 
peas 

seventeen 

mold 

ton 

beet 

hid 

caused 

everyone 

spare 

hatch 

grinding 

chosen 

fame 

limb 


Test 9 S 

potatoes 

laughing 

hotel 

hood 

peal 

tiny 

stayed 

fought 

sprinkle 

weep 

monkey 

provided 

wit 

bare 

anywhere 

patch 

fasten 

chopping 

raw 

pace 


FOURTH YEAR 


197 


LIST 22 S 

cents besides tied 

swept* beyond* blew* 

empty** admire* bullet** 

Where will you first open your dictionary 
to find the word admire; to find the word 
empty; to find the word slept? 

LIST 23 S 

hollow sixth Mary 

followed* coach Henry* 

sparrow* knit** William* 

Watch the silent k in knit. 

Be sure to begin the three names in the 
third group with capital letters. 

LIST 24 S 

sizes landed hunter 

afterwards* informed crumbs* 

officers* hurried** suddenly** 

Point out the difficult parts of these words. 


198 


MASTERY SPELLER 


LIST 25 S 

pushed needle kindness* 

handled saddle* darkness* 

corrected** puzzle** helpful* 

Use your dictionary to divide each of these 
words into syllables. 

LIST 26 S 

named breath glove 

owed tread* slowly- 

grabbed** sweater** fierce** 

Watch the double b in grabbed; the ea in 
the words of the second group; and the ie in 
the word fierce. 

Review: climbed — swept — raised — 
empty—officers—followed—hurried—cor¬ 
rected — beyond — shining — Henry — 
knocked — blew — saddle — puzzle — spar¬ 
row— kindness — strait — crumbs — admire 
—serving—knit—William — afterwards — 
suddenly — bullet — darkness — helpful. 


FOURTH YEAR 


199 


LIST 27 S 

bringing oven remove 

studying* slight* replace* 

carrying** sigh** review** 

Give the syllables of the words in the first 
and third groups. 

What letters are silent in the words sigh 
and slight? 

LIST 28 S 

fairy agreed eighty 

answered * sleeve ** thirsty ** 

laughed* steer** twenty-five** 

Point out the “ hard spots ” in each of the 
words in this list. 

Review : strait — empty — bullet — knit 

— hurried — suddenly — puzzle — corrected 
—grabbed— sweater — fierce — carrying — 
sigh — review — laughed — twenty-five — 
sleeve — steer — thirsty — pace — knocked 

— chopping — oven. 


200 


MASTERY SPELLER 


Test 10 S 
selling 
raised 
cents 
changed 
tied 
besides 
hollow 
sixth 
sizes 
Mary 
landed 
hunter 
needle 
pushed 
kindness 
named 
breath 
glove 
bringing 
oven 


Test 11 S 
strait 
shining 
climbed 
swept 
beyond 
blew 
coach 
followed 
Henry 
officers 
crumbs 
informed 
saddle 
handled 
owed 
darkness 
slowly 
tread 
slight 
studying 


Test 12 S 

serving 

waited 

empty 

knocked 

bullet 

admire 

sparrow 

knit 

afterwards 

William 

hurried 

suddenly 

corrected 

puzzle 

helpful 

grabbed 

sweater 

fierce 

carrying 

sigh 


FOURTH YEAR 


201 


LIST 29 S 

monthly missed Harry* 

lately* fixed* London* 

safely** slipped** Europe** 

What is the ending of each word in the 
first group 1 ? Of the second? 

Watch the double p in writing slipped. 

LIST 30 S 

owing* wired* lantern* 

stating* served* parlor* 

knitting** based** planned** 

Watch the double t in knitting and also 
the double n in planned. 

LIST 31 S 

chased* smaller fountain* 

raked* oyster** radish** 

crawled** earlier** elephant** 

Look up each of these words in your dic¬ 
tionary and pronounce it correctly. 


202 

MASTERY SPELLER 


LIST 32 S 


language* 

America** 

pronounce 

shepherd** 

difficult** 

squirrel** 

autumn** 

buffalo** 

carriage** 


Look up each of these words in your dic¬ 
tionary, dividing it correctly into syllables. 

Point out the difficult part of each word, 
calling attention to the silent letters and the 
double letters. 

Review Game — Playing Baseball 
Divide the class into teams of nine players 
each. A player of one team pronounces 
(pitches) a word to a player of an opposing 
team. If the player spells it correctly, another 
word is pronounced to him. A base is counted 
for every word spelled correctly. If the 
player spells four words correctly without 
missing, he scores a run. Then words are 
pronounced to another player on the same 
team. If a word is missed, the player is out 


FOURTH YEAR 


203 


and another player on the same side spells. 
Three outs retires the side as in a ball game 
and then they must pronounce words to the 
other team. The team securing the most runs 
wins. First use all the words in the review 
list on this page, then turn back to previous 
review lists and use them. 

It may take two days during the spelling 
period for you to finish this game. 

Review — List 

Carrying—Harry—answered — sleeve — 
sigh — steer — lately — twenty-five — Lon¬ 
don — laughed — review — Europe — safely 

— owing — fixed — stating — thirsty — 
slipped — knitting — based — wired — 
chased — elephant — radish — lantern — 
fountain — wired — raked — language 

— served — crawled — oyster — planned — 
earlier — America — parlor — shepherd — 
autumn — buffalo — carriage difficult 
pronounce — squirrel. 


204 


MASTERY SPELLER 


Test 13 S 

Test 14 S 

Test 15 S 

remove 

answered 

review 

fairy 

replace 

laughed 

agreed 

thirsty 

steer 

eighty 

sleeve 

twenty-five 

monthly 

slipped 

safely 

missed 

lately 

fixed 

Harry 

London 

Europe 

owing 

served 

knitting 

based 

stating 

wired 

lantern 

planned 

parlor 

chased 

oyster 

crawled 

smaller 

raked 

earlier 

fountain 

language 

elephant 

shepherd 

radish 

autumn 

pronounce 

difficult 

squirrel 

America 

carriage 

buffalo 


An average speller should be able to 
master all of the lists to this point. The 
additional supplementary lists are for the 
excellent spellers. 


FOURTH YEAR 


205 


ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY LISTS 
FOR FOURTH GRADE 


banks 

LIST 1 T 

maker 

tap 

banking 

miller 

pant 

crash 

holder 

sash 

forever 

LIST 2 T 

outdoors 

chick 

wherever 

driftwood 

dock 

clever 

rainbow 

rack 

smith 

LIST 3 T 

bang 

tuck 

limp 

plank 

tusk 

silly* 

crank* 

thrush 


Use each word in these lists in a sentence 
of your own. Use your dictionary to look 
up any word that you are not sure that you 
know how to spell. 


206 


MASTERY SPELLER 


LIST 4 T 


kids 

thousands 

mast 

sill 

chickens 

bran 

mills 

tickets* 

brand* 


LIST 5 T 


hills 

sisters 

woods 

wink 

newspapers* 

soda* 

link* 

answers* 

heal* 


LIST 6 T 


arms 

painter 

loaded 

harsh 

younger 

hated 

yarn* 

ruler* 

faced* 


LIST 7 T 


wed 

becoming 

brings 

steps 

providing* 

lists 

speck* 

flowering* 

gild* 

Review: silly 

— link — brand 

— tickets 


answers — soda — thrush — newspapers 
heal — crank — ruler. 


FOURTH YEAR 


207 


Test 1 T 

banks 

miller 

sash 

forever 

outdoors 

rack 

smith 

plank 

kids 

tusk 

tickets 

bran 

sisters 

link 

woods 

painter 

arms 

loaded 

becoming 

wed 


Test 2 T 

Test 3 T 

maker 

crash 

banking 

holder 

wherever 

tap 

pant 

clever 

dock 

rainbow 

driftwood 

chick 

bang 

limp 

silly 

crank 

tuck 

mills 

sill 

thrush 

mast 

thousands 

chickens 

brand 

wink 

answers 

heal 

newspapers 

soda 

hills 

harsh 

ruler 

younger 

yarn 

providing 

faced 

hated 

flowering 

steps 

speck 


208 


MASTERY SPELLER 


spice 

LIST 8 T 

informing 

dent 

spike 

invent 

stem 

glide* 

shaking* 

fret* 

plot 

LIST 9 T 

pushing 

twist 

trot 

charming* 

mist* 

frown* 

charging* 

shift* 

pea 

LIST 10 T 

linger 

lone 

bead 

quicker* 

froze 

peak* 

bower* 

mole* 

heaps 

LIST 11 T 

buff 

loft 

horses* 

puff 

oft* 

loads* 

cuffs* 

bog* 


Review: yarn — gild — flowering—fret- 
shaking — faced — speck — providing - 
glide — frown — charming — twist. 


FOURTH YEAR 


209 


dashing 

LIST 12 T 

leaning 

tiger 

camel* 

changing* 

pantry* 

dragon* 

herding* 

walnut* 

ass 

LIST 13 T 

anyhow 

quart 

inn 

schoolhouse 

K wart* 

inning** 

watchman* 

swamp* 

windy 

LIST 14 T 

sunset 

pool 

rocky* 

postman 

coop* 

shady* 

roommate** 

hoop* 

Review : charging — mist — 

peak — shift 


— watchman — oft — horses — herding — 
mole—bower—changing—loads — school- 
house—rocky— coop — camel — quicker— 
pantry — bog — walnut — wart — cuffs — 
roommate — shady — dragon — leaning 
hoop — tiger — inning — swamp — pool 

— leaning — loft — invent — froze. 


210 


MASTERY SPELLER 


Test 4 T 

Test 5 T 

Test 6 T 

lists 

brings 

gild 

spice 

shaking 

spike 

invent 

glide 

informing 

dent 

trot 

fret 

plot 

stem 

frown 

pushing 

mist 

charging 

twist 

charming 

shift 

linger 

bead 

bower 

pea 

quicker 

peak 

lone 

buff 

mole 

cuffs 

froze 

puff 

heaps 

loft 

loads 

oft 

horses 

bog 

dashing 

camel 

dragon 

tiger 

leaning 

walnut 

changing 

pantry 

herding 

inn 

ass 

inning 

quart 

swamp 

schoolhouse 

anyhow 

wart 

watchman 

sunset 

roommate 

postman 


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211 


brain 

snail 

slain** 

selfish 

offers* 

restless* 

weekly* 

earthly* 

largely** 

pitch* 

hatched* 

scratch* 


LIST 15 T 

swan 

scold* 

foul** 

LIST 16 T 

branches* 

causes* 

chances* 

LIST 17 T 

unjust* 
unpaid* 
Uncle Sam 

LIST 18 T 

cradle* 

bridle* 

tumbled* 


bedroom 

moonlight 

doom** 

removed 

returns* 

recess** 

coats 

foam** 

moan** 

stall* 

wand* 

hawk* 


Review : inning — roommate — slain — 
scold — foul — doom — restless — offers — 
branches — causes — chances. 


212 


MASTERY SPELLER 


contest 

LIST 19 T 

hind 

crossed* 

willow* 

filing* 

recovered 

tennis** 

ninth** 

splashed* 

cheered* 

LIST 20 T 

missing 

founded* 

keen* 

rolling 

sucked* 

ridge** 

tagged** 

gained* 

hare* 

LIST 21 T 

pork 

riches 

stare* 

cork* 

players* 

canary** 

anchor** 

movies** 



desires** 


Review: unjust — moan — earthly — 
pitch — cradle — recess — hatched — wand 

— returns — scratch — unpaid — bridle — 
willow — weekly — filing — ninth — tennis 

— largely — tumbled — Uncle Sam —hawk 
—foam — stall — contest. 



FOURTH YEAR 

basement* 

LIST 22 T 

meatless* 

swear* 

safest* 

sadness* 

wearing* 

habit** 

careless** 

headache 

weave* 

LIST 23 T 

arise 

smallest* 

reap* 

alas* 

blindest** 

pealed** 

author** 

wisest** 

backward 

LIST 24 T 

spake* 

cutting* 

bandage** 

zero* 

winning** 

Joseph** 

dense** 

whipping 


Review: slain—crossed—hawk—scratch 

— splashed — recess — sucked — keen — 
founded — gained — foam — canary — foul 
—recovered—cork— largely — hare — ten¬ 
nis — doom — anchor — cheered — ridge — 
players — moan — habit — movies — ninth 

— tagged — desires — stare — careless — 
pork — rolling — riches — missing — brain. 


214 


MASTERY SPELLER 


Test 7 T 

Test 8 T 

Test 9 T 

windy 

pool 

shady 

coop 

rocky 

hoop 

brain 

scold 

snail 

swan 

slain 

foul 

doom 

offers 

moonlight 

selfish 

bedroom 

restless 

branches 

returns 

chances 

removed 

causes 

recess 

weekly 

unpaid 

largely 

unjust 

earthly 

Uncle Sam 

coats 

pitch 

moan 

hatched 

foam 

scratch 

bridle 

stall 

cradle 

wand 

tumbled 

hawk 

tennis 

willow 

contest 

hind 

filing 

ninth 

crossed 

keen 

recovered 

missing 

splashed 

ridge 

cheered 

rolling 

tagged 

founded 

sucked 

gained 


FOURTH YEAR 


215 


LIST 25 T 


eastern* 

woolen* 

mixed* 

shove** 

underneath* 

wiped* 

source** 

correction** 

wakened** 


LIST 26 T 


napkin* 

wren** 

pressed** 

goal** 

pledge** 

guessed** 

laden** 

hearth** 

chanced** 


LIST 27 T 


costly* 

thirteen* 

poison** 

multiply*’ 

* valentine** 

notion** 

Philip** 

calendar** 

pigeon** 


LIST 28 T 


Lincoln** 

happier** 

correctly** 

Thomas** 

happiest** 

happily** 

Elizabeth 

** prettiest** 

equally** 

Review — List I: ridge—tagged—movies 
— habit — anchor — headache — pealed— 


swan— careless — desires — selfish — bed¬ 
room — author — winning — dense — shove 


216 


MASTERY SPELLER 


— goal — whipping — source — wisest — 
blindest — correction — laden — Joseph — 
bandage — wren — wakened — pressed — 
guessed — pledge — chanced — hearth — 
Lincoln— multiply—poison — Elizabeth — 
valentine — pigeon — prettiest — Philip — 
notion — happier — Thomas — correctly 

— happily — equally — calendar — happiest 

— lone. 

Review — List II: Basement — smallest — 
alas — swear — spake — meatless — weave 

— wisest — headache — zero — safest — 
pealed — author — wearing — cutting — 
Joseph — reap — blindest — sadness — 
eastern — backward — arise — dense — 
mixed—winning — shove—bandage—nap¬ 
kin — wren — source — whipping — wiped 

— underneath — wakened — pressed — goal 

— laden — pledge — woolen — costly — 
hearth — correction — guessed — chanced 

— multiply—valentine — Philip — thirteen. 


FOURTH YEAR 


217 


Test 10 T 

Test 11 T 

Test 12 T 

hare 

pork 

riches 

cork 

stare 

anchor 

players 

safest 

canary 

habit 

movies 

basement 

desires 

sadness 

headache 

meatless 

swear 

careless 

wearing 

reap 

alas 

weave 

author 

pealed 

arise 

bandage 

blindest 

smallest 

wisest 

zero 

backward 

dense 

Joseph 

spake 

whipping 

cutting 

winning 

shove 

correction 

eastern 

underneath 

source 

woolen 

wiped 

napkin 

mixed 

pledge 

wakened 

goal 

laden 

chanced 

wren 

guessed 

hearth 

pressed 

multiply 

Philip 

costly 

thirteen 

valentine 


218 MASTERY SPELLER 

Review —List III: Calendar — poison — 
happier — correctly — Elizabeth Lincoln 

_happily — pigeon — Thomas — happiest 

— notion — equally — prettiest. 

Test 13 T 


calendar 

poison 

notion 

Lincoln 

Thomas 

pigeon 

happier 

Elizabeth 

prettiest 

happiest 

correctly 

equally 

happily 



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